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Location map of Boston
name Boston
border
coordinates
42.38403
-71.12314 ←↕→ -71.0216
42.32806
map center 42°21′22″N 71°04′21″W / 42.356045°N 71.07237°W / 42.356045; -71.07237
image Map of Boston and Cambridge.png


Module:Location map/data/United States Boston is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Boston. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.

Usage

These definitions are used by the following templates when invoked with parameter "United States Boston":

Map definition

  • name = Boston
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 42.32806
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = -71.12314
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = -71.0216
    Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 0.1015 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0005 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0001 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 0.056 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0003 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0001 degrees per pixel.


See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions