| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thief River Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thief River Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1139, Longitude: -96.1762 In this case, the coordinates for Thief River Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |