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Index of Subjects Hi Jamie The easiest way for me would be with a GPS. Seems accurate also. Have a nice winter Paul --- Jamie Simpson <jsimpson@win.eastlink.ca> wrote: > Does any one know a McGyver method of determining > elevation? In an idle > moment I decided I want to know how high my house is > above sea level. > > I live on a hill with quite a good view including > the Minas Basin below me > and about 1 KM east, which would constitute sea > level I expect. > > I could probably find a topographical map but I was > wondering if there was > some way to build a device from things around the > kitchen - duct tape, paper > clips, a pocket calculator... > > Trigonometry or Pythagorean method would probably > work if I knew distances > to points of reference which I don't, nor do I > possess a sextant. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front
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