<1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Van Ness) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Van Ness. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6438, Longitude: -116.9792 In this case, the coordinates for Van Ness have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |