StrikeDistance

Name: StrikeDistance
Author: Greg Whatley

LiveGreg Whatley1 app · 40 installsWeatherFreedev.gregwhatley.strikedistance

A simple tool to estimate the distance between you and a lightning strike

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Total installs: 40
Installs / day: —
Rating: —★
Released: 7 Dec 2025
Last update: 21 Mar 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

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App manifest

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Data safety

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No data shared with third parties
No data collected
Data is encrypted in transit
No way to ask for data deletion

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Permissions

3 in 2 groups

1 Sensitive0 Notable2 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks

LocationSensitive1

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION

OtherRoutine2

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description

StrikeDistance is a tool to estimate the distance to a lightning strike based on the time between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder. The app can optionally use your current location to automatically check the current temperature, and a stopwatch is built in to help track the time. This is a recreation of one of my earliest programming projects as a student. This app is intended for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon for safety decisions. The speed of sound in air varies with temperature: v = 331.5 + 0.6T (where v is the speed of sound in meters per second and T is the ambient temperature in °C). The measured time between the lightning and thunder (in seconds) is combined with the speed of sound to estimate the distance in meters (d = vt). StrikeDistance can convert between units automatically, for example to show the result in miles.

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