On Sun, 4 May 2008, Charles Wm. Dimmick wrote:
> Brettster 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?
>
> Look at a topographic map for the area. Too bad it's not Connecticut,
> or I could look it up for you. I have a complete set of Connecticut
> topographic maps at scale of 1:24,000 [1 inch = 2000 ft]. Seems to
> me I remember the the USGS has an on-line site which allows you to
> look at a topographic map for anywhere in the contiguous US.
The USGS, apparently, won't provide free digital access to the citizens
whose taxes sup****t them, but they'll happily _sell_ you a map. Grumble
grumble libertarians profit-making grumble.
You can, however, view them for free on Terraserver:
http://terraserver-usa.com/advfind.aspx
The Beverly Hills area. Click on the image to zoom in.
http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?t=2&s=14&x=115&y=1178&z=11&w=1&qs=%7cBev%7cCA
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to hell." Veronique explains comparative religion.
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