However, welcome news regarding Scottâs future came early in 1919 with the War Departmentâs decision to purchase Scott Field. Scottâs central location and the exceptional price of $119,285.84 influenced this decision and set the stage for Scott Air Force Baseâs amazing military future. In 1920, the government decided that the field should be turned over to the lighter-than-air branch of the Air Corps.
40075.02 / 360 / 60 = 1.8553 km. One minute of longitude on equator is 1.8553 km. Please note - on equator (i.e. on 0 degree of latitude)! Because the length of parallels decrease toward the north or south pole, the length (in km or miles) of minute of longitude differs for different latitudes.
SUMMARY. To find a location on a map by using the latitude and longitude of that location, enter the coordinates in decimal degrees. If the coordinates that you want to enter are in degrees and minutes, convert the number of minutes to a decimal value.Back to the top | Give Feedback. tool that you can use to convert coordinates from degrees, minutes, and seconds to decimal degrees is available at the following U.S. Government Web site: To convert Seconds to decimals, divide by 3600. As an example, a latitude of 122 degrees 45 minutes 45 seconds North is equal to 122.7625 degrees North.