terrainr (version 0.3.1)

point_from_distance: Find latitude and longitude for a certain distance and azimuth from a point.

Description

Find latitude and longitude for a certain distance and azimuth from a point.

Usage

point_from_distance(
  coord_pair,
  distance,
  azimuth,
  distance_unit = "meters",
  azimuth_unit = c("degrees", "radians")
)

Arguments

coord_pair

A numeric vector of length 2 with names "lat" and "lng"

distance

A distance (in meters) representing the distance away from the original point to apply

azimuth

A azimuth (in units specified in azimuth_unit) representing the direction to apply the distance from the original point in

distance_unit

A string passed to [convert_distance] indicating the units of the provided distance.

azimuth_unit

A string (either degrees or radians) indicating the units of the azimuth argument

Value

An object of class [terrainr_coordinate_pair].