[talk-ph] How big is one degree lat/long

[Jim Morgan]

Thought I'd pass this on as its tangentially related ...

http://factually.gizmodo.com/how-precise-is-one-degree-of-longitude-or-latitude-1631241162

Then of course I needed to find out the longitude calculation for the 
Philippines so ...

20 deg N (Batanes area) - 104.6 km
15 deg N (NCR) - 107.6 km
10 deg N (Cebu ish) - 109.6 km
5 deg N (Below Gen Santos) -  110.8 km

Courtesy of http://www.csgnetwork.com/degreelenllavcalc.html

Jim