In article <481E5FFE.9B8C9902@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Bill Turlock <"Bill
Turlock "@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>"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.
>>
>> Charles
>
>Or the Bay Area. I have 15" charts from the ocean to Sacramento &
>Srockton, Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz. Even at $cheap/ea, I got a
>lotta bux in 'em!
I once bought a 1' = 1' map, but had to give it away. It was too much
trouble to unfold.
--
charles
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