class Hydrant < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :user def self.find_closest(lat, lng, limit=20) Hydrant.find_by_sql(["SELECT *, (3959 * ACOS(COS(RADIANS(?)) * COS(RADIANS(lat)) * COS(radians(lng) - RADIANS(?)) + SIN(RADIANS(?)) * SIN(RADIANS(lat)))) AS distance FROM hydrants ORDER BY distance LIMIT ?", lat, lng, lat, limit]) end end