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If you need to determine the shortest distance between two objects on the ground, you need to measure the distance between their image on the map with a ruler. The resulting distance in centimeters should be multiplied by numerical map scale (for example, 6 cm on a 1:50 map corresponds to 000 km on the ground).

You can also use linear scale. To do this, the meter fixes the distance between the two desired points on the map, and then simply align the meter needles with the linear scale of the map.

To measure the distance along a winding line - for example, the distance along a winding road, path or river, you need to use curvimeter. Using it is quite simple. Set the odometer needle to "0" and, holding the odometer vertically, roll the wheels of the odometer along the measured line. Then the curvimeter readings should be multiplied by the numerical scale of the map.

In the absence of a curvimeter, you can use a cord, a piece of wire or rope, laying it on the path, then straighten it and combine it with a linear scale or ruler. Of course, this method does not allow taking into account all the bends of the path, so another ~10% should be added to the result.

If the map has a kilometer grid, the easiest way to estimate the distance is by counting the squares separating the points of interest. Remember that the diagonal length of kilometer squares is approximately 1,4 km.

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