Initial & Final Bearings

Description

This application calculates the initial and final bearings along a great circle path between two points.

Instructions

1. Input decimal coordinates into the fields below.
2. Select if to wrap to values between 0 and 360.
3. Click the [Calculate] button.
4. The application returns the Initial Bearing, Final Bearing, a .kml file and a map displaying the results.

Inputs

Begin Coordinate:

End Coordinate:

Format:

Notes

The Begin and End Coordinates must be composed of decimal latitudes and longitudes seperated by a comma. Ex:

References

• See also: Initial Bearing
• See also: Final Bearing
• See also: Wikipedia
• See also: TheConstructor.org