Plotting terrain between two GPS coordinates

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  1. Feb 13, 2017 #1
    rabbiporkchop

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    I was at this location
    https://goo.gl/maps/YeK6hMoyxnr

    when I heard Jason with his four foot Firestik antenna at this location
    https://goo.gl/maps/18CJvXpUXfL2

    Does anybody know of some software or a website where I can plot the geographic terrain between these two points to see altitude in between these two places?
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  3. Feb 13, 2017 #2
    Ridgeline

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    Yes, google earth can provide you the points, you can map them out from there.
     
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    rabbiporkchop

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    I found a nice website which makes it easy.
    http://www.geocontext.org/publ/2010/04/profiler/en/

    Here is the result. It seems to defy laws of physics. Not sure how this is possible.
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    rabbiporkchop

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    I stand corrected on the 80 mile trip to Harrisburg.
    Still impressive due to terrain.
    hburg.png
     
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    After seeing all this i long for the good old days where a man and his horse could navigate there own way round we're in a whole lot of trouble if the computers and www goes down.
     
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    The didn't have appointment time.
     
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    rabbiporkchop

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    This wasn't a physical trip but an electrical one. The point wasn't navigation but to show how many mountains my signal had to jump over to reach the guy at the other end.
     
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    Ridgeline

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    Signals jump over mountains?
     
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    a paper map
     
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