andyrad29 Â Â 10 #1 Posted February 3, 2010 you often hear how high above sea level things are, what I would like to know is how can you find out how high you are? is there a website you can enter a post code for example which works it out for you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mj.scuba   10 #2 Posted February 3, 2010 Google earth might if you input a specific lat/long, some GPS devices tell you the altitude of wherever you are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Digsy   10 #3 Posted February 3, 2010 Google earth does it for you.  If you look at the bottom of google earth it shows the position and elevation. If the elevation don't display tick the terrain box in the layers window.  For those that aint tried google earth yet, you can find it here:- http://earth.google.co.uk/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carosio   185 #4 Posted February 3, 2010 Google earth does it for you. If you look at the bottom of google earth it shows the position and elevation. If the elevation don't display tick the terrain box in the layers window.  For those that aint tried google earth yet, you can find it here:- http://earth.google.co.uk/  Yes, you will see the faint contour lines (terrain view) which are marked at every 100 metres difference above sea level, with the 20 metre intervals in between; this is the same as the red contour lines on an Ordinance Survey map. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
TheBlackStig   10 #5 Posted February 3, 2010 Waits patiently for the iphone app nerds.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #6 Posted February 3, 2010 http://www.earthtools.org/ does a pretty good job of it for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Joe9T Â Â 10 #7 Posted February 3, 2010 you often hear how high above sea level things are, what I would like to know is how can you find out how high you are? is there a website you can enter a post code for example which works it out for you? Â Google Earth! Just position your mouse over the area you're checking - zoom in to make it as accurate as possible and at the bottom of the screen in the middle will tell you the elevation and far left of screen at the bottom the eye altitude in km. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cgksheff   44 #8 Posted February 3, 2010 Just to be pedantic, Google Earth is not a website, as requested by the OP, but a program that requires installation! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Joe9T Â Â 10 #9 Posted February 3, 2010 Just to be pedantic, Google Earth is not a website, as requested by the OP, but a program that requires installation! Â Well, it's not a website, but the OP did ask: "how can you find out how high you are?" So, Google Earth is an answer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...