tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post8092899765534706931..comments2024-01-31T10:54:16.570+00:00Comments on Real cycling: East, west, bike's bestRob Ainsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-55891571268403931042009-06-26T17:30:03.439+01:002009-06-26T17:30:03.439+01:00I was there last week, and my GPS indicated the me...I was there last week, and my GPS indicated the meridian line was at W 00 00' 0.095" so I think the picture above is accurate. There is a tree to the east which really is at 0 on the GPS (it's the shadow just to the left of the red line).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-16827018158832956282009-04-29T14:41:00.000+01:002009-04-29T14:41:00.000+01:00Several weeks later I cycled past the meridian mar...Several weeks later I cycled past the meridian marker between Malton and Orwell in Cambridgeshire. For a photo, a GPS reading, a discrepancy, and a helpful explanation in a comment, see <A HREF="http://ctc-cambridge.blogspot.com/2009/04/19-april-afternoon-ride-to-litlington.html" REL="nofollow">my blog</A>.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228972852570724347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-31455840266213075512009-03-23T16:05:00.000+00:002009-03-23T16:05:00.000+00:00I'll take out the GPS and check next time I cycle ...I'll take out the GPS and check next time I cycle pass the meridian marker on the way to <A HREF="http://ctc-cambridge.blogspot.com/2009/03/afternoon-ride-to-connington.html#Toft" REL="nofollow">Toft</A>Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14228972852570724347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-56263316979538140162009-03-23T10:48:00.000+00:002009-03-23T10:48:00.000+00:00Yes, looks like Toft is in the decadent West. The ...Yes, looks like Toft is in the decadent West. The map you link to suggests a longitude of about 0.0026. (The picture I link to in my post shows a handheld GPS on the Greenwich meridian line displaying 0.0015 or so.)Rob Ainsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545429147297468874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570734860219292199.post-56810504970307096542009-03-23T08:11:00.000+00:002009-03-23T08:11:00.000+00:00Does this mean that the Meridian markers just west...Does this mean that the Meridian markers just west of Cambridge (eg <A HREF="http://www.cyclestreets.net/location/11916/" REL="nofollow">this photo</A> ) are in the wrong places too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com