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Use the map or list of cities below to find your approximate
latitude. Knowing your latitude, even roughly, is necessary for setting up
an equatorial telescope mount and for aligning some computerized telescopes.
Above: Map of the world with lines of latitude and major
cities identified. And Starizona (hey, it's our map, we'll decide the
important landmarks...)
Latitudes of Major Cities
| City |
Latitude |
| Albuquerque, NM |
35°N |
| Atlanta, GA |
34°N |
| Austin, TX |
30°N |
| Baghdad, Iraq |
33°N |
| Baltimore, MD |
39°N |
| Bangkok, Thailand |
14°N |
| Belgrade, Serbia |
45°N |
| Berlin, Germany |
52°N |
| Bogotá, Colombia |
5°N |
| Bombay, India |
19°N |
| Boston, MA |
42°N |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina |
34°S |
| Cairo, Egypt |
30°N |
| Charlotte, NC |
35°N |
| Chicago, IL |
42°N |
| Cleveland, OH |
41°N |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
39°N |
| Columbus, OH |
40°N |
| Dallas, TX |
33°N |
| Denver, CO |
40°N |
| Detroit, MI |
42°N |
| El Paso, TX |
32°N |
| Fresno, CA |
37°N |
| Hong Kong, China |
22°N |
| Honolulu, HI |
21°N |
| Houston, TX |
30°N |
| Indianapolis, IN |
40°N |
| Istanbul, Turkey |
41°N |
| Jacksonville, FL |
30°N |
| Jakarta, Indonesia |
6°S |
| Johannesburg, South Africa |
26°S |
| Kansas City, MO |
39°N |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
3°N |
| Las Vegas, NV |
36°N |
| Lima, Peru |
12°S |
| London, United Kingdom |
51°N |
| Los Angeles, CA |
34°N |
| Louisville, KY |
38°N |
| Madrid, Spain |
40°N |
| Manila, Philippines |
14°N |
| Memphis, TN |
35°N |
| Mexico City, Mexico |
19°N |
| Miami, FL |
26°N |
| Milwaukee, WI |
43°N |
| Minneapolis, MN |
45°N |
| Nashville, TN |
36°N |
| New Orleans, LA |
30°N |
| New York, NY |
41°N |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
35°N |
| Omaha, NE |
41°N |
| Philadelphia, PA |
40°N |
| Phoenix, AZ |
33°N |
| Portland, OR |
46°N |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
23°S |
| Rome, Italy |
42°N |
| Sacramento, CA |
39°N |
| St. Louis, MO |
39°N |
| San Antonio, TX |
31°N |
| San Diego, CA |
33°N |
| San Francisco, CA |
38°N |
| Santiago, Chile |
33°S |
| Seattle, WA |
48°N |
| Seoul, South Korea |
38°N |
| Shanghai, China |
31°N |
| Sydney, Australia |
34°S |
| Tokyo, Japan |
36°N |
| Toronto, Canada |
44°N |
| Tucson, AZ |
32°N |
| Tulsa, OK |
36°N |
| Washington, DC |
39°N |
| Wichita, KS |
38°N |
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