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Handbook No. 1 See recent photos from TAO buoy 8N 110W How can I
compute the distance from a buoy to shore, an inlet, or another
reference location? Often, when you ask us how far a buoy is
away from a location, we don't know the exact location of the
jetty, inlet, or the point on shore that you are referring to.
We'd hate to guess and give you the wrong information. However,
it's fairly easy to determine this yourself if you can find the
latitude and longitude of your reference position. Copy the
station's latitude and longitude from the station page. Next,
look up the latitude and longitude of the inlet, lighthouse,
town, or other geographic feature you are interested in. You can
find these on NOAA nautical charts:
http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/staff/charts.htm provides a
listing of these charts which you can purchase. When you have
this information, do an Internet search for a "Great C