Pigeon distance calculator

Paste the coordinates of the release point and the loft to get the distance as the pigeon flies, and the direction home.

Where to get the coordinates

In Google Maps, right-click a spot (or press and hold on a phone) and copy the two numbers shown. Paste them in as they are: latitude first, then longitude, in decimal degrees.

How the distance is measured

This is the great-circle distance: the shortest path over the Earth's surface, or "as the pigeon flies". The direction shown is the bearing to set off on from the release point. Official race distances come from your organisation's measured coordinates, so they can differ slightly.

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