FIndIng Your LatItude
The following list provides latitude information for a number of cities around the world to help you determine if you will be able to see a particular constellation. Each constellation entry includes details about the latitudes between which they can be viewed. The equator is at latitude 0 degrees. There are 90 degrees north and south of the equator. Each degree is approximately 69 miles. The degree is subdivided into minutes, with 60 minutes in a degree. The list shows degrees and minutes of latitude. Minutes can be further subdivided; however, it is not necessary for determining whether or not a constellation can be viewed from your location.
Of course, there’s an app for this. The GPS smartphone apps can show you your exact position. From your computer at home, type in your address at iTouchMap.com (www.itouchmap.com/latlong.html) for your latitude and longitude as well as a satellite view of your neighborhood.
From the North Pole to the Equator
Barrow, Alaska 71° 18´
Fairbanks, Alaska 64° 50´
Helsinki, Finland 60° 10´
Oslo, Norway 59° 54´
Inverness, Scotland 57° 28´
Liverpool, England 53° 24´
London, England 51° 30´
Calgary, Canada 51° 2´
Frankfurt am Main, Germany 50° 6´
Vancouver, Canada 49° 15´
Paris, France 48° 51´
Munich, Germany 48° 8´
Seattle, Washington 47° 36´
Quebec City, Canada 46° 48´
Geneva, Switzerland 46° 11´
Portland, Oregon 45° 31´
Montreal, Canada 45° 30´
Venice, Italy 45° 26´
Minneapolis, Minnesota 44° 59´
Toronto, Canada 43° 39´
Portland, Maine 43° 39´
Buffalo, New York 42° 53´
Boston, Massachusetts 42° 21´
Chicago, Illinois 41° 52´
New York City 40° 42´
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 39° 57´
Baltimore, Maryland 39° 17´
St. Louis, Missouri 38° 37´
Athens, Greece 37° 59´
San Francisco, California 37° 46´
Las Vegas, Nevada 36° 10´
Tokyo, Japan 35° 41´
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 35° 28´
Los Angeles, California 34° 3´
Phoenix, Arizona 33° 26´
Jacksonville, Florida 30° 19´
Cairo, Egypt 30° 2´
Houston, Texas 29° 45´
Miami, Florida 24° 47´
Hong Kong, China 22° 23´
Honolulu, Hawaii 21° 18´
Mexico City, Mexico 19° 25´
Bombay (Mumbai), India 19° 1´
San Juan, Puerto Rico 18° 27´
Bangkok, Thailand 13° 43´
Caracas, Venezuela 10° 30´
San Jose, Costa Rica 9° 55´
Bogota, Colombia 4° 35´
Singapore 1° 21´
From the Equator South
Mombasa, Kenya 4° 2´
Townsville, Australia 19° 15´
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22° 54´
Sao Paulo, Brazil 22° 33´
Johannesburg, South Africa 26° 12´
Brisbane, Australia 27° 28´
Santiago, Chile 33° 28´
Cape Town, South Africa 33° 55´
Buenos Aires, Argentina 34° 36´
Melbourne, Australia 37° 48´
Christchurch, New Zealand 43° 31´
Stanley, Falkland Islands UK 51° 41´
Puerto Williams, Chile 54° 55´
There are no major towns from 60° south to the south pole.