haversine_formula.sf

#!/usr/bin/ruby

#
## https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Haversine_formula
#

class EarthPoint(lat, lon) {

    const earth_radius = 6371       # mean earth radius
    const radian_ratio = Num.pi/180

    # accessors for radians
    method latR { self.lat * radian_ratio }
    method lonR { self.lon * radian_ratio }

    method haversine_dist(EarthPoint p) {
        var arc = __CLASS__(
            self.lat - p.lat,
            self.lon - p.lon,
        )

        var a = [ pow(sin(arc.latR / 2), 2),
                  pow(sin(arc.lonR / 2), 2) *
                  cos(self.latR) * cos(p.latR),
                ].sum

        earth_radius * asin(sqrt(a)) * 2
    }
}

var BNA = EarthPoint.new(lat: 36.12, lon: -86.67)
var LAX = EarthPoint.new(lat: 33.94, lon: -118.4)

say BNA.haversine_dist(LAX)   # => 2886.444442837983299747157823945...