Module:Location map/data/USA Cape Cod/doc

Location map of Cape Cod

name	Cape Cod
border coordinates
	42.104054
	-70.84478	←↕→	-69.77812
	41.488985
map center
image	USA Mass Cape Cod location map.svg

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

• {{Location map|USA Cape Cod |...}}
• {{Location map many|USA Cape Cod |...}}
• {{Location map+|USA Cape Cod |...}}
• {{Location map~|USA Cape Cod |...}}

Map definition

• name = Cape Cod

  Name used in the default map caption

• image = USA Mass Cape Cod location map.svg

  The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:"

• top = 42.104054

  Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees

• bottom = 41.488985

  Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees

• left = -70.84478

  Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees

• right = -69.77812

  Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 1.0667 degrees.

• At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0053 degrees per pixel.
• At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0011 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 0.6151 degrees.

• At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0031 degrees per pixel.
• At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0006 degrees per pixel.

Examples using location map templates

Location map

Barnstable

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Barnstable is on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

{{Location map | Cape Cod
| width   = 250
| lat_deg = 41 | lat_min = 42 | lat_sec = 0 | lat_dir = N
| lon_deg = 70 | lon_min = 18 | lon_sec = 0 | lon_dir = W
| caption = [[Barnstable, Massachusetts|Barnstable]] is on [[Cape Cod]], [[Massachusetts]]
| label   = Barnstable
}}

Location map with overlay and linked label

Provincetown

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Provincetown is in Barnstable County, at the very tip of Cape Cod.

{{Location map | Cape Cod 
 |overlay_image=USA Mass Cape Cod Provincetown overlay.svg
 |label=[[Provincetown, Massachusetts|Provincetown]]
 |link=Provincetown, Massachusetts
<!-- must use a marker, but with the overlay, a pog is unnecessary, so use clear -->
 |mark=Clear pog.svg 
 |lat_deg=42.033
 |lon_deg=-70.169
 |width=250
 |float=right
 |caption=[[Provincetown]] is in [[Barnstable County]], at the very tip of [[Cape Cod]].
 |alt=A map of Cape Cod, with the Town of Provincetown colored bright red.
}}

Location map many

Barnstable

Provincetown

Eastham

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Locations on Cape Cod

{{Location map many | Cape Cod
| width    = 250
| caption  = Locations on Cape Cod
| lat1 = 41.7 | long1 = -70.3 | label1 = Barnstable
| lat2 = 42.0583 | long2 = -70.1792 | label2 = Provincetown
| lat3 = 41.830 | long3 = -69.974 | label3 = Eastham
}}

Location map+

Nobska

Wing's Neck

Sandy Neck

Hyannis
Harbor

Bishop & Clerks

W. Dennis

Wood
End

       Long Pt.

Race
Point

Highland

Nauset

Three Sisters

Monomoy
Point

Stage Harbor

Mayo Beach

Billingsgate Island    

Chatham

Cleveland Ledge

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The lighthouses of Cape Cod

Here is a fairly complex real-world example, showing 17 points and linked labels in a small 320px image. Careful experimentation with "|position=" and "|background=" allows us to legibly label the points:

Click to expand code for the lighthouse example

{{Location map+ | Cape Cod
| width   = 320
| caption = The lighthouses of Cape Cod |alt=The lighthouses of Cape Cod
| places  =
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.51639 | long = -70.6575 
  | link=Nobska Light | label = [[Nobska Light|Nobska]]
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.68222 | long = -70.66028 |background=#fefee9 
  | link=Wing's Neck Light |label=[[Wing's Neck Light|Wing's Neck]]
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.72278 | long = -70.28111 |position=top
  | link=Sandy Neck Light |label=[[Sandy Neck Light|Sandy Neck]] 
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.636278 | long = -70.2885 |position=bottom
  | link=Hyannis Harbor Light | label=[[Hyannis Harbor Light|Hyannis Harbor]] 
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.574256 | long = -70.250056 |position=bottom
  | link=Bishop and Clerks Light 
  | label=[[Bishop and Clerks Light|Bishop & Clerks]] 
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.651733 | long = -70.169186 |position=top |background=#fefee9
  | link=West Dennis Light | label = [[West Dennis Light|W.Dennis]] 
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 42.021227 | long = -70.1935 |position=bottom
  | link=Wood End Light | label = [[Wood End Light|Wood End]] 
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 42.033119 | long = -70.168653 |position=top |link=Long Point Light
  | label=[[Long Point Light|      Long Pt.]]
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 42.062333 | long = -70.24472 |position=left
  | link=Race Point Light | label = [[Race Point Light|Race<br /> Pt.]]
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 42.039523 | long = -70.060938 |position=right
  | link=Highland Light | label = [[Highland Light|Highland]] 
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.860139 | long = -69.952944 |position=right
  | link=Nauset Light | label = [[Nauset Light|Nauset]] 
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.845 | long = -69.96 |position=bottom 
  | link=Three Sisters of Nauset
  | label=[[Three Sisters of Nauset|Three&nbsp;Sisters]] 
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.559333 | long = -69.993722  |position=right
  | link=Monomoy Point Light | label = [[Monomoy Point Light|Monomoy Point]]
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.658407 | long = -69.984471 |background=#c6ecff |position=bottom
  | link=Stage Harbor Light | label = [[Stage Harbor Light|Stage&nbsp;Harbor]]
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.9307 | long = -70.0343 |position=right
  | link=Mayo Beach Light | label = [[Mayo Beach Light|Mayo&nbsp;Beach]]
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.86889 | long = -70.07167 
  | link=Billingsgate Island Light 
  | label=[[Billingsgate Island Light|Billingsgate Island]]
 }}
 {{Location map~ | Cape Cod
  | lat = 41.671307 | long = -69.96 |position=right 
  | link=Chatham Light |label = [[Chatham Light|Chatham]]
 }}
}}

See also

• Module:Location map/data/USA Massachusetts
• Module:Location map/data/USA

Location map templates

• Template:Location map, to display one mark and label using latitude and longitude
• Template:Location map many, to display up to nine marks and labels
• Template:Location map+, to display an unlimited number of marks and labels

Creating new map definitions

• Template:Location map/Creating a new map definition