Haversine formula
class EarthPoint(lat, lon) {
const earth_radius = 6371 # mean earth radius
const radian_ratio = Num.pi/180
# accessors for radians
method latR { self.lat * radian_ratio }
method lonR { self.lon * radian_ratio }
method haversine_dist(EarthPoint p) {
var arc = EarthPoint(
self.lat - p.lat,
self.lon - p.lon,
)
var a = Math.sum(
(arc.latR / 2).sin**2,
(arc.lonR / 2).sin**2 *
self.latR.cos * p.latR.cos
)
earth_radius * a.sqrt.asin * 2
}
}
var BNA = EarthPoint.new(lat: 36.12, lon: -86.67)
var LAX = EarthPoint.new(lat: 33.94, lon: -118.4)
say BNA.haversine_dist(LAX) #=> 2886.444442837983299747157823945746716...
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