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Distance around the "average world" (WGS84): 40,078,346.23 m

The following table gives an estimate of the distance represented by degrees for Latitude (and for Longitude at the equator)

Angular distance Distance in m

360 degrees

40,078,346.23

1 degree

111,328.74

.0001 degree

11.13

1 minute

1855

1 second

31

There are 12.192 meters in 40 feet
There are 1.609 km in 1 mile
There are 0.6214 miles in 1 km
There are 3.281 feet in 1 m
There are 0.3048 m in 1 foot
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