On the Santa Cruz Harbor web site, the listed geographic coordinates are 36.5739,-122.0002. When I plug these coordinates in to Yahoo, or Google map, the point is way off. Only Mapquest shows the correct location. Why is this happening?Longitude and latitude are off on maps?
The decimal part of the lat and long could be one of two possibilities:
A: the decimal part may be an actual decimal part i.e.; .5739 degrees wouls be 36 degrees, 34 min, 34.26 seconds
B: the decimal part may be 36 degrees, 57 min, 39 seconds
I have seen it both ways and there is no consistency in how people transmit this data. If you use decimal degrees than A would be right but if you intend to use degrees, minutes and seconds, then B COULD be right, but improbable.
Also be sure that google and yahoo know how the lat and long is to be typed in. Check the set up and be sure that you are telling yahoo or google the format that it needs to display the correct location.
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