Posted by: 12Step
An altitude question. - 08/20/08 09:05 AM
My now wife, as a wedding gift, gave me a watch with an altimeter, compass, barometer etc. When we were on our honeymoon in southern Florida, I was playing around with the altimeter an it always said I was at anywhere around -45 to -50 below. I assume that means below sea level???
I checked it at the beach, a little inland, and hiking in the Everglades and it was always around -50 in altitude. I read that the watch determines the altitude by air pressure. So does that mean that I was -50 below sea level? And if so, shouldn't I have been under water. There are no levies off the coast so I am baffled.
Anyone know the answer to help this novice?
Tom
I checked it at the beach, a little inland, and hiking in the Everglades and it was always around -50 in altitude. I read that the watch determines the altitude by air pressure. So does that mean that I was -50 below sea level? And if so, shouldn't I have been under water. There are no levies off the coast so I am baffled.
Anyone know the answer to help this novice?
Tom