APPENDIX E:
LATITUDE CHART
Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the World
To aid in the polar alignment procedure (see Page 28), latitudes of major cities around the world are listed below. To determine the latitude 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.
Latitude Chart
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 |
EUROPE (continued)
City | Country | Latitude |
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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