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On the coast, looking West, how far is it to the horizon?
I used to know the answer to this in the sixties when I was in the Navy, but then again that was 50 years ago.
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Distance to the Horizon depends on your height above sea level.
When you were in the Navy do you remember a book
"American Practical Navigator" HO Pub 9 by Bowditch.
Most of the time it was just called "Bowditch"
Table 8 in Bowditch - Distance of the Horizon -
This is the formula: in Nautical Miles D - 1.144 times square root of height
in Statute Miles D = 1.317 times square root of height (above sea level)'
Your standing on the beach and your 6 foot tall = 3.2 Statute Miles
Source(s): Bowditch
