Compares between two coordinates (long & lat)
Fri Nov 18 2022 19:05:15 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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#javascript
#html
function degreesToRadians(degrees) {
return (degrees * Math.PI) / 180
}
function distanceInKmBetweenEarthCoordinates(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) {
const earthRadiusKm = 6371
const dLat = degreesToRadians(lat2 - lat1)
const dLon = degreesToRadians(lon2 - lon1)
lat1 = degreesToRadians(lat1)
lat2 = degreesToRadians(lat2)
let a =
Math.sin(dLat / 2) * Math.sin(dLat / 2) +
Math.sin(dLon / 2) * Math.sin(dLon / 2) * Math.cos(lat1) * Math.cos(lat2)
let c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a))
return earthRadiusKm * c
}
console.log(
distanceInKmBetweenEarthCoordinates(
6.5361348,
3.3913253,
6.5362509,
3.3913711
)
)
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