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How do I figure out my latitude?

How do I figure out my latitude?

Use the sight line on the top of the aiming beam to align the beam with the North Star. Use the protractor to measure the angle between the beam and the horizon (which is 90º to the plumb line). This angle is your latitude.

What is range for latitude?

Values range from positive 180 to negative 180 degrees. Lines of latitude run from east to west and measure the number of degrees north or south of the Equator. Values range from the North Pole, at positive 90 degrees, to the South Pole which is located at negative 90 degrees.

What is the latitude and longitude of Albuquerque New Mexico?

35.0844° N, 106.6504° W
Albuquerque/Coordinates

What is your latitude if on March 21?

72° – 18° = 54°.

What is the latitude for New Mexico?

34.5199° N, 105.8701° W
New Mexico/Coordinates

What elevation is Albuquerque?

1,619 m
Albuquerque/Elevation

How do you find latitude and longitude from address?

The coordinates finder or coordinate locator will search for longitude and latitude on map. It will also lookup any address by clicking on the map. The result will show on both the map coordinates and on the corresponding fields. The coordinates finder will get latitude and longitude from any address.

How do you determine longitude?

Longitude is measured east and west from the Prime Meridian . To determine “longitude by chronometer,” a navigator requires a chronometer set to the local time at the Prime Meridian .

What are the coordinates for latitude and longitude?

Latitude and longitude are a pair of numbers (coordinates) used to describe a position on the plane of a geographic coordinate system. The numbers are in decimal degrees format and range from -90 to 90 for latitude and -180 to 180 for longitude. For example, Washington DC has a latitude 38.8951 and longitude -77.0364.

What is my longitude and latitude location?

Longitude and Latitude are the two angles that define the precision location of a point on earth or the GPS coordinates. Longitude is the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object.