Whats my altitude of where I live?

SQU@RETIP

Hello

I'm calibrating the altimeter on my cycle computer and it wants a reading for my starting altitude.

Where can I find this reading without having to purchase an ordnance survey map.Ive done a bit of googling and checked google earth/maps etc.

Any helpers.

thanks

doyler78

Well google earth will show your altitude so can I ask why you have dismissed this?

SQU@RETIP

Dont think I had the appropriate box checked in the layers window in google earth

doyler78

No. If you look at the bottom left on the map screen and hover over your house it will show:

elev ???m

That is your altitude (elevation). Mine read perfect as compared to an OS map.

doyler78

Oh forgot to say that the list of options down the other side has to have terrain ticked otherwise you will not get elevation info.

Rob Sallnow

Give me yyour coordinates and I'll tell you what Memory Map says

nwallace

OS Maps are on Multimap as well but there are better solutions above than counting contours

SQU@RETIP

Rob Sallnow wrote:

Give me yyour coordinates and I'll tell you what Memory Map says

Rob

I think I have the correct elevation but I'll give you the coordinates anyway.

Removed - Mod

thanks mate.

steve_pushbiker

SQU@RETIP: I'd delete that post if I were you and PM him your co-ords. You don't want the map co-ordinates of your house to be in the public domain.... you don't know who reads these forums and the posts are fully searchable.

GeorgeShaw

SQU@RETIP wrote:

Hello

I'm calibrating the altimeter on my cycle computer and it wants a reading for my starting altitude.

Where can I find this reading without having to purchase an ordnance survey map.Ive done a bit of googling and checked google earth/maps etc.

Any helpers.

thanks

Ordnance Survey maps are on-line, albeit only as small maps. Look for the Get-A-Map option on their web site.

DavidBelcher

GeorgeShaw wrote:

SQU@RETIP wrote:

Hello

I'm calibrating the altimeter on my cycle computer and it wants a reading for my starting altitude.

Where can I find this reading without having to purchase an ordnance survey map.Ive done a bit of googling and checked google earth/maps etc.

Any helpers.

thanks

Ordnance Survey maps are on-line, albeit only as small maps. Look for the Get-A-Map option on their web site.

Plus, if you've a decent public library nearby, they should have OS maps without resorting to a purchase just to check your local altitude.

David