Meade LXD75 Appendix C Latitude Chart, Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the World

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APPENDIX C: LATITUDE CHART

Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the World

To aid in the polar alignment procedure (see pages 17-21), latitudes of major cities around the world are listed below. To determine the lati- tude of an observing site not listed on the chart, locate the city closest to your site. Then follow the procedure below:

Northern hemisphere observers (N): If the site is over 70 miles (110 km) north of the listed city, add one degree for every 70 miles. If the site is over 70 miles South of the listed city, subtract one degree per 70 miles.

Southern Hemisphere observers (S): If the site is over 70 miles (110 km) north of the listed city, subtract one degree for every 70 miles. If the site is over 70 miles South of the listed city, add one degree per 70 miles.

NORTH AMERICA

 

 

City

State/Prov./Country

Latitude

Albuquerque

New Mexico

35° N

Anchorage

Alaska

61° N

Atlanta

Georgia

34° N

Boston

Massachusetts

42° N

Calgary

Alberta

51° N

Chicago

Illinois

42° N

Cleveland

Ohio

41° N

Dallas

Texas

33° N

Denver

Colorado

40° N

Detroit

Michigan

42° N

Honolulu

Hawaii

21° N

Jackson

Mississippi

32° N

Kansas City

Missouri

39° N

Kenosha

Wisconsin

45° N

Las Vegas

Nevada

36° N

Little Rock

Arkansas

35° N

Los Angeles

California

34° N

Mexico City

Mexico

19° N

Miami

Florida

26° N

Minneapolis

Minnesota

45° N

Nashville

Tennessee

36° N

New Orleans

Louisiana

30° N

New York

New York

41° N

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma

35° N

Ottawa

Ontario

45° N

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

40° N

Phoenix

Arizona

33° N

Portland

Oregon

46° N

Salt Lake City

Utah

41° N

San Antonio

Texas

29° N

San Diego

California

33° N

San Francisco

California

38° N

Seattle

Washington

47° N

Washington

District of Columbia

39° N

 

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

City

Country

Latitude

Amsterdam

Netherlands

52° N

Athens

Greece

38° N

Bern

Switzerland

47° N

Copenhagen

Denmark

56° N

Dublin

Ireland

53° N

Frankfurt

Germany

50° N

Glasgow

Scotland

56° N

Helsinki

Finland

60° N

Lisbon

Portugal

39° N

London

England

51° N

Madrid

Spain

40° N

Oslo

Norway

60° N

Paris

France

49° N

Rome

Italy

42° N

Stockholm

Sweden

59° N

Vienna

Austria

48° N

Warsaw

Poland

52° N

SOUTH AMERICA

 

 

City

Country

Latitude

Bogotá

Colombia

4° N

São Paulo

Brazil

23° S

Buenos Aires

Argentina

35° S

Montevideo

Uruguay

35° S

Santiago

Chile

34° S

Caracas

Venezuela

10° N

 

 

 

ASIA

 

 

City

Country

Latitude

Beijing

China

40° N

Hong Kong

China

23° N

Seoul

South Korea

37° N

Taipei

Taiwan

25° N

Tokyo

Japan

36° N

Sapporo

Japan

43° N

Bombay

India

19° N

Calcutta

India

22° N

Hanoi

Vietnam

21° N

Jedda

Saudi Arabia

21° N

 

 

 

AFRICA

 

 

City

Country

Latitude

Cairo

Egypt

30° N

Cape Town

South Africa

34° S

Rabat

Morocco

34° N

Tunis

Tunisia

37° N

Windhoek

Namibia

23° S

 

 

AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA

 

City

State/Country

Latitude

Adelaide

South Australia

35° S

Brisbane

Queensland

27° S

Canberra

New South Wales

35° S

Alice Springs

Northern Territory

24° S

Hobart

Tasmania

43° S

Perth

Western Australia

32° S

Sydney

New South Wales

34° S

Melbourne

Victoria

38° S

Auckland

New Zealand

37° S

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