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NYS Latitude & Longitude

NYS Latitude & Longitude. September, 2011. Remember Latitude?. The angular distance north or south of the Equator. Measured in ° N or S. There are 90° N and 90° S. Each degree has 60’ (minutes). Remember Longitude?. The angular distance E or W of the prime meridian. Measured in ° E or W.

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NYS Latitude & Longitude

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  1. NYS Latitude & Longitude September, 2011

  2. Remember Latitude? • The angular distance north or south of the Equator. • Measured in ° N or S. • There are 90° N and 90° S. • Each degree has 60’ (minutes).

  3. Remember Longitude? • The angular distance E or W of the prime meridian. • Measured in ° E or W. • There are 180° E and 180° W. • Each ° has 60’ (minutes.)

  4. What quadrant of the world is NYS? N N P R I M E M E R I D I A N W E North West EQUATOR E W S S

  5. Don’t forget about where the lines of latitude 45 N 44 N 43 N 42 N 41 N

  6. Don’t for get about longitude 73 W 74 W 75 W 76 W 78 W 77 W 79 W

  7. Minutes of Latitude (60 minutes = 1 degree latitude) 43 N 42 deg. 45 min. 42 deg. 30 min. 42 deg. 15 min. 42 N

  8. Minutes of Longitude (60 minutes = 1 degree longitude) 75 W 74 W 74 deg. 30 min. 74 deg. 15 min. 74 deg. 45 min.

  9. What is the lat & long of Slide Mtn.? 74° 00’ W 42° 00’ N

  10. What is the lat & long of Albany, NY? 73° 30 ‘ W 42° 45’ N

  11. NYS Latitude & Longitude Directions • Determine the latitude and longitude to the nearest minute of the following NYS locations. • Remember to use N and W.

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