| I hadn't implemented it, or heard of it, but I was curious! 
 
 
; Ported from http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html
Function Rad# (ang#)
	Return ang * (Pi / 180.0)
End Function
Function MapDistance# (lat1#, long1#, lat2#, long2#)
	R# = 6371 ; Earth's radius in km...
	
	dLat# = Rad (lat2# - lat1#)
	dLon# = Rad (long2# - long1#)
	
	lat1 = Rad (lat1)
	lat2 = Rad (lat2)
	
	a# = Sin (dLat / 2.0) * Sin (dLat / 2.0) + Sin (dLon / 2.0) * Sin (dLon / 2.0) * Cos (lat1) * Cos (lat2)
	c# = 2.0 * ATan2 (Sqr (a), Sqr (1.0 - a))
	Return R * c
End Function
; Dundee to Edinburgh!
Print MapDistance (56.3, -2.9, 55.95, -3.34)
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 The straight-line distance from Dundee to Edinburgh is 62.5 km:
 
 http://www.mapcrow.info/Distance_between_Edinburgh_UK_and_Dundee_UK.html
 
 It works for that case, anyway.
 
 
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