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I am new to working with coordinate data and figured out the equation I am looking for is the Rhumb Line. I went to go research it and found a lot of equations and I still have no idea where to start.

The data I DO have is my heading, my distance, and my starting coordinate pair. How would I use this equation to find my new coordinate pair?

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    How you would use it, or whether you would use it at all, depends on what you're trying to achieve. What is it?2011-09-22
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    I considered rhumb lines in [this question](http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/15801). In there the only parameter is the heading (expressed as an angle). Could you give an example of what you're expecting to see?2011-09-22
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    I am looking for my new coordinates. Not in the crazy clock format, just the decimal (I would assume that's how it works to begin with?)2011-09-22
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    Your comment does not make much more sense than the original question. Take a deep breath and start over and, explain from the beginning _what you are trying to do_. Keep in mind that we don't already know what your problem is.2011-09-22
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    Alright. I have a some starting coordinates to some point on earth. I want to travel a known distance on a known heading. What are my new coordinates after traveling? I thought the Rhumb line might be the right equation for this, but I'm not sure.2011-09-22

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