It is
finally done!
We had
embarked on a side project to convert latitude and longitude geographic coordinates from decimal
degrees to degrees, minutes, and seconds listed in our posts. We did this because we discovered that we were not able to punch in the
coordinates on our cheapo GPS navigator in the decimal degrees format. At the
same time, we discovered that some of the coordinates (sourced from Google
Maps) were not very accurate.
We’ve
checked and re-checked all coordinates after the conversion, and are confident
that the placements are accurate to within 50 metres of the address. So long as
it’s within sight, even if it’s a little off you should still be able to sight
the restaurant/stall/food truck.
(We will not be inserting coordinates to eateries
location within well-known shopping malls and department stores as we’re pretty
sure based on the addresses provided you should be able to locate the
establishments)
The only
problem we had was trying to pinpoint the exact location of Uncle Chow Kopitiam in
Cameron Highlands. Initial searches on Google Map yielded inaccurate
placements. So in the end we resorted to an approximation based on memory of
where the location was. We still think that even this is still not accurate,
hopefully we’ll have a chance to pay Uncle Chow Kopitiam another visit and
pinpoint the location accurately.
With
any luck after the conversion it’ll be easier to locate the places we’ve posted
about, and if our coordinates were way off in the past please accept our
deepest apologies.
Happy
eating! And to my Muslims friends happy fasting and breaking fast!
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