Time and distance - stupid question award

[aniteowl 0]

This might win the stupidest question award but after reading what seems like the entire board I have two basic questions about time and distance.  I've seen and collected some great maps about pattaya but none of them have a legend that shows scale or distances.  I see a dot for a nice hotel and then read that it sits on 8 acres!?  I can't get a sense of how big this place is.

 

The other question is about the time.  I'm leaving from California.  Can anyone tell me what time it is in Pattaya when it's 9:00am in California?

 

PS. What do I Win?

[Soi7 1]

12 O'Clock Midnight if it is 9 AM in Califorina. and Pattaya is not that big you can get anywhere from anywhere for very little money.

 

Not such a stupid Question

[Eneukman 1]

The scale of some of the maps can be a bit misleading.

 

A rough guide to distances in Pattaya. From Walking Street to the Dolphin Roundabout (by the Dusit Resort Hotel) in North Pattaya is about an hour's walk - assuming you don't get too distracted by the freelancers along the beach side of Beach Road  ;D

 

Alan

[mattelyo 5]

At the hotel you can get ,with free of charge, some booklets introducing touristic places in Pattaya, in the booklets you can find some maps with rough scale.

Click the URL, you can see one of the map copied from the booklet.  The scale is in meter.

 

http://homepage3.nifty.com/usan/mapwithscale.JPG

[cmagrad 6]

The easiest way I figure out LoS time is take New York (EST) and add 12 hrs.

[Emil 0]

California is now 13 hours behind Pattaya, 14 hours during daylight saving time.  Another way to find the time in Pattaya, is to look at the top of this page.  One thing about the maps you usually see, Beach Rd and 2nd Rd look like they are parallel, but Beach Rd follows the curve of the bay.  The length of Soi 4 is about 3 times the length of Pattayaland 2.

 

Emil

[growler 0]

Emil,

 

I don't think you are correct re time difference. Thailand is GMT + 7 all year round. California is now GMT -8 since the clocks went back the hour. I maintain the difference is 15 hours and would agree with Yesitisdakid.

You are right about the difference of 14 hours in daylight savings time. You have probably subtracted an hour rather than added it on. :)

[Sa-teef 44]

I think somebody is full of shit.  You need to add the 8 hours , not go the other way.

 

Simple exercise:

   1)  Check the little clock thingy in the bottom right corner on your computer.  Try to remember it.

   2)  Go to this website and note the time in Bangers at that same moment. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=28  

Remember it will be AHEAD of any time in the USA.  

 

    In my case here in the Midwest, it is approx. 13:00 hours or 1 pm.  It is approx 2:00 or 2 am in BKK.  That means BKK is 13 hours ahead of Central Standard Time. Pacific time would be approx. 11:00 hours or 11 am right now.  That means BKK is 15 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.  Think you had it dead on there Larry if I'm not mistaken?

    This is not rocket science boys & girls.... ;)

 

+++Steve

[Soi7 1]

yes if about nothing else this is one thing I am right about add 15 hrs from the west coast.

 

Matters not to Emil he will be there in a week or so then who gives a rat's ass about what time it is he sure won't ;D

 

Giveum hell Emil and we expect to see you at the next No Cal Meeting to tell us all about it !!

[Emil 0]

Emil,

 

I don't think you are correct re time difference. Thailand is GMT + 7 all year round. California is now GMT -8 since the clocks went back the hour. I maintain the difference is 15 hours and would agree with Yesitisdakid.

You are right about the difference of 14 hours in daylight savings time. You have probably subtracted an hour rather than added it on. :)

 

Growler,

 

Your correct, I subtracted instead of adding, however I still think the easiest way to find out Thailand time is to look at the top of these pages.

 

Larry, your right, this time next week I'll just look at my watch.   ;D ;D

 

Emil

[Sa-teef 44]

Hi Emil,

  Hope you took my intro with a grain of salt?  No insult intended, buddy.  Note the little winks?

    The only problem with looking at the top of the page is if you set the time difference on your profile page.  It adjusts the time at the top of the page to your home time then.

    Have a great time in LOS!  22 days and I'll be wheels-up for a short visit too!

 

+++Steve

[lloydie 0]

Growler...

GMT + 7 hours during UK winter (from end October) during our summer GMT + 6 hours

[Sammy 30]

You can check this site as well. Gives times everywhere in the world.

 

http://www.worldtimeserver.com/

[Rex7777 0]

As for the distance question, I'd say you really won't want to walk from North Pattaya to Walking Street all that often.  But don't forget, there wiil be a Baht bus that'll go by about every 30 seconds.  Very simple to just hop on one and ring the bell when you want to get off.

 

Rex

[growler 0]

lloydie,

 

Thailand stays GMT + 7 in our summer time. We change to GMT +1 so the difference is 6 hours in summer 7 hours in winter when we go back to GMT. :)