Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Leaving For South Africa In The Morning

Just a couple thousand miles short of circling the Earth!



From  To  Initial
Heading
  Distance  
9 segment path:22716 mi
    BOI (43°33'52"N 116°13'22"W)SLT (38°32'18"N 106°02'55"W)119.7° (SE)634 mi
    SLT (38°32'18"N 106°02'55"W)ATL (33°38'12"N 84°25'41"W)99.0° (E)1253 mi
    ATL (33°38'12"N 84°25'41"W)JNB (26°08'21"S 28°14'46"E)101.8° (E)8439 mi
    JNB (26°08'21"S 28°14'46"E)NLP (25°30'03"S 30°54'49"E)75.8° (E)172 mi
    NLP (25°30'03"S 30°54'49"E)CPT (33°57'53"S 18°36'06"E)228.8° (SW)941 mi
    CPT (33°57'53"S 18°36'06"E)JNB (26°08'21"S 28°14'46"E)49.5° (NE)789 mi
    JNB (26°08'21"S 28°14'46"E)ATL (33°38'12"N 84°25'41"W)294.7° (NW)8439 mi
    ATL (33°38'12"N 84°25'41"W)MSP (44°52'55"N 93°13'18"W)331.4° (NW)907 mi
    MSP (44°52'55"N 93°13'18"W)BOI (43°33'52"N 116°13'22"W)273.6° (W)1142 mi
Total:22716 mi


Factoid: The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.5 miles. Spinning one revolution in 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.1 seconds. Sit on a hillside in Ecuador and your flying at over 1000 mph! Dizzy yet?

1 comment:

RumRnnr said...

You should have a great trip my friend. Be safe. That's an amazing amount of miles.....