How far is a geographic second

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Abalos · Answer 1 · 2019-02-09T15:52:46+0000

The distance between minutes of latitude is approximately 1.15 miles. There are 5280 feet in a mile, so there are 6072 feet in 1.15 miles. 1/60th of that is 101.2 feet. 100 feet would be the right answer IF the question specified latitude.

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