Wasn't it Brettster who wrote:
>My regular walk to the Beverly Hills Public Library seems like a
>gradual uphill climb -- nothing on par with San Francisco, but a very
>slight incline most or all of the way. As you might expect, the walk
>back home is a breeze. According to my handheld Garmin GPS, it's
>exactly 1.75 miles each way. But I wondered exactly how much height I
>was achieving on my walk, in addition to the distance. How can I tell?
>Can a handheld device measure something like that? It could be several
>feet or, I suppose, it could be more. I have utterly no idea. Any
>ideas?
Without a suitable handheld device, you can draw your map using this
page, and view an elevation graph: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
Use "Jump To" "Beverly Hills,CA" and look for the streets where you
walk.
Click "Recording" to start plotting your walk.
Double-click adds a point to the route
Click either "Elevation small" or "Elevation Large". The elevation
numbers are feet above sea level, and the distances are miles. The
elevation data comes from the USGS Elevation Query Web Service.
--
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure
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