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Re: Nevil Maskelyne.
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2004 Jul 20, 08:23 +1000
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2004 Jul 20, 08:23 +1000
Quoting George Huxtable > Dan Allen asked- > > >Did you happen to fix Nevil Maskelyne's grave position by GPS? Perhaps you > >could bring one of those along as well, so when I come to the UK I can > easily > >find the grave. I would like to visit Nevil's final resting place... it > sounds > >like a nice town. > > Reply from George- > > Well ... > > But Dan will find that with the British road system (if, indeed, it can be > dignified by the word "system"), Cartesian coordinates are of little help > in finding the way from A to B. A local pilot is often best. Someone else made a comment along the lines of 'GPS?' but it could be helpful. One problem with closely settled places like this is that they may have lots of local roads (indeed entire villages with their churches hiding outside the place) that are just not shown on the national map that has been carefully acquired. Its a problem I've also found just on the other side of the Channel. With the GPS the local roads and laneways can be tackled with some confidence if the bearing and distance to target are known, although some tracks may turn out to be dead-ends. Go very carefully down those narrow lanes. The locals have a terrible habit of driving far too fast along them. And on the wrong side of the road.