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Location map of Washington, D.C.
name Washington, D.C.
border
coordinates
38.9375
-77.0886 ←↕→ -76.9902
38.8591
map center 38°53′54″N 77°02′22″W / 38.8983°N 77.0394°W / 38.8983; -77.0394
image Location map Washington DC Cleveland Park to Southwest Waterfront.png


Module:Location map/data/USA Washington, D.C. is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Washington, D.C.. 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 "USA Washington, D.C.":

Map definition

  • name = Washington, D.C.
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 38.8591
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = -77.0886
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = -76.9902
    Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 0.0984 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 0.0784 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0004 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