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What is a Bearing and what is an Azimuth?

Okay, well since no one answered that one, what does USGS stand for?

brayden box wrote:Okay, well since no one answered that one, what does USGS stand for?

It's more helpful to everyone if a question receives an answer before a new one is posted. If no one seems to know the answer, it is nice if the asker can provide an answer.

brayden box wrote:What is a Bearing and what is an Azimuth?

[hide]azimuth is the degrees from one object to another and bearing is measurement of distance between two points[/hide]

brayden box wrote:Okay, well since no one answered that one, what does USGS stand for?

United States Geographical Survey

Right. Your turn.

What kind of map is primarily used to show elevation?

topographic map (quadrangle) in this case

Alright, my question:

why would a 7.5 minute quad in Wisconsin be more narrow (longitude) than a 7.5 quad in Texas?

robounicorn25 wrote:

brayden box wrote:What is a Bearing and what is an Azimuth?

[hide]azimuth is the degrees from one object to another and bearing is measurement of distance between two points[/hide]

kinda, but also not really. Azimuth is the 360˚ heading, while Bearing is the amount of degrees away from either north or south (up to 90˚) and then either east or west.