calculating a gps coordinate given a point, bearing and distance

Question

I have a problem which draws my back in some project for some time now.

I\'m basically looking to trap a polygon using x,y points drawn by some script I\'ve written. lat1

Answer 1

Why don't you use nice libraries?

from geopy import Point
from geopy.distance import distance, VincentyDistance

# given: lat1, lon1, bearing, distMiles
lat2, lon2 = VincentyDistance(miles=distMiles).destination(Point(lat1, lon1), bearing)

For lat1, lon1, distMiles, bearing = 42.189275,-76.85823, 0.5, 30 it returns 42.1955489, -76.853359.