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v8.0.4
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As at baseline
distanceTo(startItem, endItem)
distanceTo computes the approximate distance in kilometres between two notes for which a $Latitude and $Longitude are known. startItem and endItem are a name, path, attribute value or expression returning a unique reference to a single note.
For example, if note startItem 'Boston' has the latitude and longitude of Boston and note endItem 'Paris' has the latitude a longitude of Paris, then for
$MyNumber = distanceTo("Boston","Paris");
$MyNumber is about 5582 (km).
Long distances should use a great circle route.
Note the measurement is approximate and not intended for precise navigation.