How far from Marco to Key West, Florida?

seagypsywoman · 17-02-2006, 08:41

I don't have my charts with me and I need to know the rumb line distance between Marco Island and Key West (in nm, please). Could anyone tell me, or direct me to a website where I could find out? I also need the distance between Key West and Bimini, Bahamas; George Town, Bahamas and Bermuda; and Azores to the SW corner of Portugal. Much appreciated.

GordMay · 17-02-2006, 08:54

This might help
http://www.findlocalweather.com/how_.../fl/miami.html

ssullivan · 17-02-2006, 08:59

Hi SeaGypsyWoman.

It's a little contrived, but you can always look up a location in an online encyclopedia to find its lattitude and longitude (or do a Google search for your desired locations including the words "lattitude" and "longitude").

Once you know the lattitude and longitude of your starting point and destination, you can then use a site like this one:

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2265/gcsail.htm

This is how I usually calculate rough distances without a chart.

Hope this helps.

John Drake · 17-02-2006, 09:59

Hello

If you can get it, several marine retailers carry a CDROM copy of Nobletech's eChart Planner. It is $10. It contains a pretty decent base chart for the entire world and has enough functionality built in such that you could do some plotting and find distances etc. For $10 it is really quite useful for planning purposes.

Hope this helps

John
s/v Invictus

seagypsywoman · 17-02-2006, 10:01

Thanks everyone, that's great. If this forum wasn't here I think I'd probably figure it out eventually - getting lazy that's all - wanted nice numbers in reply without doing any work myself. But you didn't let me get away with it.

Greg S. · 17-02-2006, 10:05

You could also do a (Free) download of "Google Earth". (http://earth.google.com/) Once you install the program click on Tools – Measure – Path. Then click on your waypoints and it will give you the distance.

Jentine · 17-02-2006, 16:40

of things but is still 95 miles.

PapaCocha · 18-02-2006, 05:06

84.5nm

17-02-2006, 08:41	#1
seagypsywoman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Preveza, Greece Boat: Eidos, East Orient 32 Posts: 99	How far from Marco to Key West, Florida? I don't have my charts with me and I need to know the rumb line distance between Marco Island and Key West (in nm, please). Could anyone tell me, or direct me to a website where I could find out? I also need the distance between Key West and Bimini, Bahamas; George Town, Bahamas and Bermuda; and Azores to the SW corner of Portugal. Much appreciated. __________________ "What's important in life is not how many breaths we get to take, but those moments that take our breath away" Jacques Cousteau http://www.seagypsysailing.com/

17-02-2006, 08:54	#2
GordMay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 12,582	This might help http://www.findlocalweather.com/how_.../fl/miami.html __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

17-02-2006, 08:59	#3
ssullivan Senior Cruiser Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,530	Hi SeaGypsyWoman. It's a little contrived, but you can always look up a location in an online encyclopedia to find its lattitude and longitude (or do a Google search for your desired locations including the words "lattitude" and "longitude"). Once you know the lattitude and longitude of your starting point and destination, you can then use a site like this one: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2265/gcsail.htm This is how I usually calculate rough distances without a chart. Hope this helps. Last edited by ssullivan; 17-02-2006 at 09:03.

17-02-2006, 10:01	#5
seagypsywoman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Preveza, Greece Boat: Eidos, East Orient 32 Posts: 99	I knew that! Thanks everyone, that's great. If this forum wasn't here I think I'd probably figure it out eventually - getting lazy that's all - wanted nice numbers in reply without doing any work myself. But you didn't let me get away with it. __________________ "What's important in life is not how many breaths we get to take, but those moments that take our breath away" Jacques Cousteau http://www.seagypsysailing.com/ Last edited by seagypsywoman; 17-02-2006 at 10:07.

17-02-2006, 16:40	#7
Jentine Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Massachusetts Boat: Beneteau 393, "Blackthorn" Posts: 564	You could do a lot of things but is still 95 miles. __________________ Jim We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." --Aristotle

17-02-2006, 09:59	#4
John Drake Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: cruising full time, currently FL Boat: Wauquiez Hood 38 Posts: 172	Hello If you can get it, several marine retailers carry a CDROM copy of Nobletech's eChart Planner. It is $10. It contains a pretty decent base chart for the entire world and has enough functionality built in such that you could do some plotting and find distances etc. For $10 it is really quite useful for planning purposes. Hope this helps John s/v Invictus

17-02-2006, 10:05	#6
Greg S. Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hampton, VA Boat: T-40 Tartan Posts: 1	You could also do a (Free) download of "Google Earth". (http://earth.google.com/) Once you install the program click on Tools – Measure – Path. Then click on your waypoints and it will give you the distance.

18-02-2006, 05:06	#8
PapaCocha Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Boat: Lagoon 410 - Mama Cocha Posts: 23	84.5nm

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