How to Use the
Online "Distance Calculator"

Example #3: Loon

To find out how far a loon traveled between two points on its wintering waters in Florida, insert the latitude/longitude format on the "Distance Calculator" query page exactly as follows:

FROM: 24:97:00N 81:81:00W
(February 10, 2001 location in Gulf of Mexico)

TO: 28:59:00N 82:79:00W
(December 1, 2000 location in Gulf of Mexico)

EQUALS: 239 miles (385 km)