I want to know the exact geographical co-ordinates of the northern tip
(where the road meets the coast)of;
Garnet Rd
district of Westmere
City of Auckland
New Zealand
The co-ordinates are approximately;
36.51.??.?? South and 174.43.??.?? East. I'd like the question marks
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Request for Question Clarification by
scriptor-ga
on
28 Oct 2005 06:38 PDT
Dear perplexed,
Is 36°51'9"S / 174°42'59"E exact enough for your needs?
Regards,
Scriptor
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Clarification of Question by
perplexed-ga
on
28 Oct 2005 15:30 PDT
hi scriptor
I really need an 8 figure latitude and 8 figure longitude.
I'm assembling a chrysalisbox (as in alltimefoundation.net) so ideally
i'd like the point where the road meets the coast to within a metre or
so. is that possible?
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
28 Oct 2005 16:05 PDT
This link here gives pretty precise cordinates:
Lat: 36:51:07S (-36.8519) Lon: 174:42:55E (174.7152)
www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=-36.8519&lon=174.7152&scale=5000&icon=x
as the location of clicking on the map exactly at the end of Garnet Road.
That certainly puts you within a few meters, at least. But more
precision would probably require a local town surveryors map, or some
similar document. Have you checked with your local goverment?
pafalafa-ga
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
28 Oct 2005 16:06 PDT
Here's a clickable version of the same link:
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=-36.8519&lon=174.7152&scale=5000&icon=x
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Clarification of Question by
perplexed-ga
on
28 Oct 2005 16:39 PDT
the link worked well but i couldnt see any co-ordinates on that map.
Is there a way of seeing lat & long on it? or are your figures from
another source?
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Clarification of Question by
perplexed-ga
on
28 Oct 2005 16:53 PDT
oops! just had another look and scrolled down below map.
yeah that looks good.
Theres a discrepancy tho between the map giving 36:51:07S and Scriptor
giving 36°51'9"S
Probably to do with the scale of the sources?
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
28 Oct 2005 16:54 PDT
Just below the map is a text description that says:
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Map Information Location: New Zealand
X: 19449200m Y: -4392800m
Lat: 36:51:07S (-36.8519) Lon: 174:42:55E (174.7152)
Web Address: www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=-36.8519&lon=174.7152&scale=5000&icon=x
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Let me know if you don't see it on the page.
paf
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Clarification of Question by
perplexed-ga
on
29 Oct 2005 02:33 PDT
hi pafalafa looks like our messages crossed at 16.53
looks like thats the nearest and most authoritative i'm going to get,
so many thanks
is your (or scriptors) an official google-answers answer? in which case i can ok it
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
29 Oct 2005 04:40 PDT
Hello perplexed.
Neither scriptor-ga nor I have posted a formal answer yet, so your
question remains open for the time being.
I know you were looking for a set of coordinates even more precise
than the ones posted. As I said, though, it seems unlikely to me that
such a fine-grained resource will be available on the internet, as it
would only come from a local surveyor's map.
Perhaps someone else will come along and prove me wrong, so there's
certainly no harm in leaving the question open a while longer.
If and when you feel that you've received a high-quality answer to
your question, let us know, so we can post a formal answer and close
out the question. I'm hesitant to post an answer at this point, since
you didn't quite get the detail you're seeking.
Cheers,
paf
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