On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Stalzer, Robert wrote:

> (3) As you may suspect, the 9-digit code would be perfect for determining a
> site's sundial parameters, if only one could find the correspondence between
> the code and some GPS-style coordinates.  Most of us don't know our house's
> 9-digit zip code, but starting with a street address, a diallist can visit
> www.usps.gov and find the postal service's 9-digit zip code for the address;
> this pinpoints the site.  Commercial software is available that can then
> convert the 9-digit zip code to latitude/longitude with (probably) enough
> accuracy for dialmaking.  A final point:  the 9-digits themselves do not
> contain any encoded or embedded information regarding latitude/longitude;
> that's why a database lookup is necessary.

Go to http://www.mapblast.com and enter the ZIP+4, then CreateMap. It will
return a map and lat/lon, but ot the precise street address. Conversely,
if you enter a full address, it will return the ZIP+4 also...

Dave
37.29 N 121.97 W

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