Word Origin & History. amber mid-14c., ambergris, from O.Fr. ambre, from M.L. ambar, from Arabic 'anbar amber, a word brought home to Europe by the Crusaders. The sense was extended to fossil resin c.1400, which has become the main sense as the use of ambergris has waned. This formerly was known as white or yellow amber. In Fr., they are distinguished as ambre gris and amber jaune. Cf. also electric.
It depends on how closely he needs to describe the location. One degree of latitude is one nautical mile or about 6000 feet, so one second is about 100 feet. The fractions of a second are pretty useless, but degrees, minutes, and seconds are reasonable.
There are 5,280 feet in one mile. Therefore, 0.3 miles is equal to  0.3 x 5,280 = 1,584 feet.here are 5280 feet in one mile. Therefore, 42240 feet is equal to 42240 / 5280 = 8 miles. 3 people found this useful.