bearing: Calculate Bearing Between Two Positions

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bearingR Documentation

Calculate Bearing Between Two Positions

Description

Calculates the bearing between two points, given each point's latitude and longitude coordinates

Usage

bearing(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2)

Arguments

lat1, lon1

numeric. The latitude and longitude of the starting coordinate in decimal degrees.

lat2, lon2

numeric. The latitude and longitude of the ending coordinate in decimal degrees.

Value

vector with initial and final bearings.

Author(s)

Eric Archer eric.archer@noaa.gov

Examples

# What is the bearing from San Diego, CA to Honolulu, HI?
bearing(32.87, -117.25, 21.35, -157.98)


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