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Last active April 5, 2023 15:22
Check if lat long is inside the bounds of the continental US (box model, not shape)
# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_the_United_States#Westernmost
top = 49.3457868 # north lat
left = -124.7844079 # west long
right = -66.9513812 # east long
bottom = 24.7433195 # south lat
def cull(latlngs):
""" Accepts a list of lat/lng tuples.
returns the list of tuples that are within the bounding box for the US.
NB. THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY WITHIN THE US BORDERS!