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Old 10-19-2010, 12:15 PM   #11362 (permalink)
BadNick
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Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa
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Originally Posted by uncle phil View Post
within 4 minutes, geographically speaking...
If my figuring is correct, this means you are within about 5 miles of the Meridian.

"...The size gradually decreases to zero as the meridians converge at the poles. At a latitude of 45 degrees, a degree of longitude is approximately 49 miles..."

Are you in a coastal town?
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