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Assuming that they're referring to decimal degree notation, and not Degrees-Minutes-Seconds, and that the location is correct, and ignoring the spheroid vs perfect sphere issues: about 11.1 meters (36.4 ft).

http://wiki.gis.com/wiki/index.php/Decimal_degrees

If it's DMS, again assuming location is correct, ignoring spheroid vs sphere: something between 80 and 100 ft (24.4 - 30.48 meters).

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-much-distance-does-a-degree-mi...




Well, given the digit pairs include values greater than 60, I doubt it’s arcseconds/arcminutes.


Good catch. Curiosity got me and I focused on the distance aspect, missing the forest for the trees, so to speak.




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