How Far Away is my Target?

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MOJAVE MO

Discussion Starter · Mar 31, 2021

My guess is 80ft. The old 'No Mooring' sign faded or fell off and what is left is about an 18x8 piece of plywood. I also have a plastic golf ball in a bush at about the same distance away that is further down the trail that I walk my dog upon
. I need to borrow a rangefinder from an annoying neighbor which is why I thought to ask y'all first!

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Slide-Easy

· #2 · Mar 31, 2021

It is too close, move back.

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treefork

· #3 · Mar 31, 2021

I put my range finder on the picture and it said one foot . :iono:

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KawKan

· #4 · Mar 31, 2021 (Edited by Moderator)

Hey Mo!

Use the spy in the sky!

It will give you distance in feet.

Measure distance between points

On your computer, open Google Maps. ...
Right-click on your starting point.
Choose Measure distance.
Click anywhere on the map to create a path to measure. ...
Optional: Drag a point or path to move it, or click a point to remove it.
At the bottom, you'll see the total distance in miles (mi) and kilometers (km).

I use the satellite view, of course.

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StringSlap

· #5 · Mar 31, 2021

KawKan said:
Hey Mo!

Use the spy in the sky!

It will give you distance in feet.

Measure distance between points

On your computer, open Google Maps. ...

Right-click on your starting point.

Choose Measure distance.

Click anywhere on the map to create a path to measure. ...

Optional: Drag a point or path to move it, or click a point to remove it.

At the bottom, you'll see the total distance in miles (mi) and kilometers (km).

I use the satellite view, of course.

Thanks for that info! Just tried it and it seems to be accurate, based on my yard.

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MOJAVE MO

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 31, 2021

KawKan said:
Hey Mo!

Use the spy in the sky!

It will give you distance in feet.

Measure distance between points

On your computer, open Google Maps. ...

Right-click on your starting point.

Choose Measure distance.

Click anywhere on the map to create a path to measure. ...

Optional: Drag a point or path to move it, or click a point to remove it.

At the bottom, you'll see the total distance in miles (mi) and kilometers (km).

I use the satellite view, of course.

Gravy!! Why didn't I think of that? Geez. Okay. A box of cornflakes is on the way! Mo

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SJAaz

· #7 · Mar 31, 2021

Geeze...Why don't I know these things?? KawKan.. I stand in awe of you. When Father Time went by me, he must have blew me clear off the trail. Geeze...

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MOJAVE MO

Discussion Starter · #8 · Apr 1, 2021

I took to Google Earth and tallied up 5 measurements and see that I am looking at about 75ft to the target. I'll likely need to try it against a rangefinder and see up close. Wait. Do I actually NEED a rangefinder now?!

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KawKan

· #9 · Apr 1, 2021

SJAaz said:
Geeze...Why don't I know these things?? KawKan.. I stand in awe of you. When Father Time went by me, he must have blew me clear off the trail. Geeze...

LOL!

I learned this trick to figure out distance on some hikes.