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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to get a location using a camera l... by Someone on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @05:49PM (#31994177)
For historical methods, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_longitude#Methods_o....

Given the presence of an internet connection, I think it’s easiest to query a time server at midday (detected by detecting the time when the sun is highest above the horizon/shadows are shortest) to get longitude.

(Latitude is relatively simple; one can, for example, use a sextant to measure the height of the pole star above the horizon)

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