Google Maps and Grid Squares (was: [NLRS] W0IS & KC0OIA)

[John (JK) Kalenowsky, K9JK]

Mostly for Rick (and Yippy), but this may be some inspiration for Brent 
in what he was describing that he was trying to do and useful to other 
NLRSers not afraid to 'hack' with "interactive" URLs,

This URL will show the boundaries of EN36...

http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php?locator=EN36

Outlined in Blue. This is something that Larry (Laurent), F6FVY, created 
(maybe like what Brent mentioned he was working on?) and I "adopted" it 
(with Larry's blessing) to help folks find their 6-character Grid 
locator for the Sprint Sprints, since, if you click on the map, it will 
display the lat, lon and 6-character Grid Locator of where you clicked 
as well as showing the border of the 6-character locator. I suggested 
that Larry add the capability to have it work with 'just' 4 character 
Grid Squares, which he did and he ALSO extended it to be able to show 
the so-called "Major Grids", just 2-characters, such as "EN".

It looks like I-35 doesn't actually take you IN to EN37, but, presuming 
you will be taking Highway 61 NE out of Duluth, you will pass through 
EN46. You can move this map around with the 'hand' as well as use the 
zoom in/out and move up/down/left/right controls at the upper left of 
the window. "Clicking", however, is captured by the process that 
displays the 6-character information.

For detail of where I-35 changes from EN35 to EN36, try
http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php?locator=EN36ma or
http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php?locator=EN35mx

For detail of where Highway 61 transitions from EN36 to EN46, try
http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php?locator=EN36xu or
http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php?locator=EN46au

For detail of where Highway 61 transitions from EN46 to EN47, try
http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php?locator=EN46dx or
http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php?locator=EN47da

Last, but not least, if you take a look at 
http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php?locator=EN47gd&zoom=4
you can see that Gooseberry Falls State Park is pretty much right in the 
middle of EN47gd.

Hope this is some help.

73, JK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <W0ZQ at aol.com>
To: <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 17:21
Subject: Re: [NLRS] W0IS & KC0OIA


>
>
> In a message dated 6/8/2007 3:02:11 P.M. Central  Daylight Time,
> clem.law at usa.net writes:
> Can someone tell me approximately  where the boundaries for grid 
> squares are
> as
> I'm driving along I-35?  It  looks like we'll pass through EN47, EN37, 
> EN36,
> and EN35.  If someone  happens to know the mileposts and/or landmarks 
> where
> the
> boundaries are, that  would be very helpful.
>
>
> In the Twin Cities on 35E, EN34 is south of latitude 45, EN35 is north 
> of
> that.  On 35E that line is less than one mile south of Hwy 36.  After 
> that,
> heading north on 35W you pass from EN35 to EN36 about a half mile 
> south of
> Hinckley (east/west Hwy 48 that runs through Hinckley is in  EN36). 
> Continuing
> north on 35W through Duluth your in EN36  until you cross over the 92 
> degree
> longitude immediately north of  Duluth, right about where the freeway 
> splits off
> from 62 where your briefly in  EN46.   Continuing north on either 62 
> or 35W
> your in EN46 until  your about 2 miles south of Two Harbors where you 
> cross
> into EN47.    That should be close.
>
> The Garmen GPS units will display six digit Maidenheads .... Fathers 
> day is
> coming up (hint).
>
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
>
>
>
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