Sesquideus
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Distances edit
Just saw your Meidum edit and learned that I can use Google maps to measure actual distance. Is that what you did? Doug Weller talk 11:17, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, I usually use the desktop version of Google Earth for this. I was surprised that the pyramid was so close to Cairo, I had always thought it was located much further in the desert. Sesquideus (talk) 11:44, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
- Doh, I should have thought of Google Earth. I was thinking that using maps was ok for a short distance, but couldn't see how it would be practical for long distances. I'll remember that. Next question, and I may ask it at RSN, is about citing it. Doug Weller talk 11:54, 15 January 2022 (UTC)