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To check the exact distance of any site you need to know the six figure grid reference, this can be done online using [http://www.streetmap.co.uk] - (click on the site and get the coordinates from the link at the bottom of the page). | To check the exact distance of any site you need to know the six figure grid reference, this can be done online using [http://www.streetmap.co.uk] - (click on the site and get the coordinates from the link at the bottom of the page). | ||
| - | Copy the grid ref to [http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/OSGridDist.html] using TQ320811 (St Paul's Cathedral) as the other grid ref. This gives you the distance between the two sites in kilometres, | + | Copy the grid ref to [http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/OSGridDist.html] using TQ320811 (St Paul's Cathedral) as the other grid ref. This gives you the distance between the two sites in kilometres, multiply by 0.62137 to convert it to miles. |
Current revision as of 15:15, 3 December 2009
The 'London Area' is the recording area used by the London Natural History Society and is a 20 mile radius of St Paul's Cathedral, see map below:
To check the exact distance of any site you need to know the six figure grid reference, this can be done online using [1] - (click on the site and get the coordinates from the link at the bottom of the page). Copy the grid ref to [2] using TQ320811 (St Paul's Cathedral) as the other grid ref. This gives you the distance between the two sites in kilometres, multiply by 0.62137 to convert it to miles.
