I spent the morning measuring out some distances to do some shooting. I've a dirt mound SW of my house, that would be a perfect backstop for some long distance shooting, but I don't know how far away it is. I've a measuring wheel, that I use for most things, but there are far to many patches of knee high weeds between here and there to even try to push the wheel through.
So I took a zig zag measurement of it this morning. I know there is some sort of math formula that can tell me the exact distance, but never enjoyed math well enough to memorize it.
From my shooting bench, I went West 700 feet, then turned South for 2,200 feet, then went to the West again for 370 feet.
How far is it from my shooting bench, to the dirt mound?
TIA,
Tim
So I took a zig zag measurement of it this morning. I know there is some sort of math formula that can tell me the exact distance, but never enjoyed math well enough to memorize it.
From my shooting bench, I went West 700 feet, then turned South for 2,200 feet, then went to the West again for 370 feet.
How far is it from my shooting bench, to the dirt mound?
TIA,
Tim