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Originally Posted by markharf
Surely I’m missing the point here…..?
Seems to me no one is really that interested in direct, point-to-point distance on the earth’s surface except airline pilots. Look at the illustration given above: there are few roads in the Yukon and NW Territories, so what use is a straight line from one place to another, with or without latitude-induced errors of any sort? What you want is the driving distance, which is a whole different thing.
I don’t calculate distances using Google maps, so please pardon my ignorance in advance. As stated above, checking the distance from Auckland (say) to London will confirm that distances in any mapping application are given on the surface, not taking a direct line through the center of the earth. And if you want to know how long a road journey is, just Google up “Driving distance from X to Y,” and you’ll have your answer.
What you won’t get is the driving distance from somewhere in the Fairweather Range (no roads there, although a couple of major rivers and some notable glaciers) and Hudson’s Bay (no roads there either, but one intermittently-operational railway line if you’re interested).
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I think we're overcomplicating the question here.
Let me put it in more simple terms; aside from the pros/cons of various ways of planning a route, if I search for driving directions for London to Cape Town in Google Maps (simply for the purpose to get an idea of the rough distance involved) will the distance it gives for a journey that long, be accurate?
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Ed
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