Method: Geocoder::Calculations#longitude_degree_distance

Defined in:: lib/geocoder/calculations.rb

#longitude_degree_distance(latitude, units = nil) ⇒ `Object`

Distance spanned by one degree of longitude at the given latitude. This ranges from around 69 miles at the equator to zero at the poles.



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# File 'lib/geocoder/calculations.rb', line 64

def longitude_degree_distance(latitude, units = nil)
  latitude_degree_distance(units) * Math.cos(to_radians(latitude))
end