Tag Archive 'Geodesic'

Technical Information about the Bearing to Yerushalayim Map

Posted by KosherJava on April 7, 2008 - ב' ניסן תשס"ח | Filed under: Software Dev, Zmanim

I have been asked a number of questions recently about the directional accuracy of the Bearing to Yerushalayim and Zmanim Map calculations. The rhumb line calculations are very straight forward and I will not spend much time on it in this article. As a side note, for those interested in the subject, I would like [...]

Bearing to Yerushalayim and Zmanim Map

Posted by KosherJava on December 30, 2007 - כ"א טבת תשס"ח | Filed under: Software Dev, Zmanim

Did you ever fiund yourself unsure of the correct bearing (direction) to Yerushalayim (Jerusalem)?   The new Zmanim/Bearing to Yerushalayim map will help you find it very easily.  The map draws two lines from your location to Yerushalayim. The blue line uses the commonly used (Levush and others) rhumb line (a straight line on [...]