U.S. Cities North of Contiguous 48's Midpoint -2 Quiz

Answer:

Here are the cities that are north of that midpoint latitude of 36°57'N:

Baltimore is significantly north of the 36°57' N latitude line. Its latitude is approximately 39.29° N, which is nearly 2.4 degrees - or about 165 miles (266 km) - further north than the 36°57' N line. To put that in perspective, 36°57' N runs through central Tennessee, while Baltimore is further north than even the entire state of Tennessee, sitting at a latitude that aligns more closely with the upper Midwest. Baltimore is at a latitude more or less even with northern California and the country of Portugal on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Cincinnati is about 2.15 degrees farther north than the midpoint line of the contiguous U.S states. Cincinnati is at about 39.10° N latitude, which is north of 36°57' N. or 36.95° N. What is the distinction between 36°57' N. and 36.95° N? Actually, 36°57′ N and 36.95° N are the same latitude - they are just two different ways of writing the same measurement. Minutes (′) use a base-60 (sexagesimal) system, while decimal degrees use a base-10 system.

Colorado Springs is north of the 36°57′ N latitude line, located at roughly 38.8° N latitude. So, it sits about 1.8 degrees north of 36°57′ N (which is approximately 36.95° N). For comparison, 36°57′ N runs through central California and northern Arizona/New Mexico, while Colorado Springs is farther north, closer in latitude to places like central Kansas or southern Utah.

Columbus, Ohio sits at approximately 40°00' N latitude, which is well north of the 36°57' N midpoint line - about 3 degrees north of it, which translates to roughly 200 miles. The 36°57' N line runs roughly through the northern border of Tennessee/Kentucky, central Missouri, and the southern Kansas border with Oklahoma.

Though its nickname is "The Mile High City", that refers only to Denver, Colorado's altitude, not its latitude. Denver is significantly north of the 36°57' N latitude line, being at approximately 39°44' N, which is nearly 2.8 degrees (about 193 miles or 311 km) north of the 36°57' N midpoint. Denver is over 190 miles north of the 36°57' N line. The city sits at pretty much the same latitude as cities like San Francisco, California and Richmond, Virginia.

Detroit, Michigan is at about 42.33° N, which is north of 36°57' N (that is 36.95° N), so Detroit is about 5.38 degrees north of that line. Interestingly, Detroit is one of the few major U.S. cities where Canada lies directly to the south across the Detroit River, so looking south from parts of the city can mean looking into Windsor, Ontario.

Indianapolis, Indiana is well north of the 36°57′ N latitude line, sitting at approximately 39.8° N latitude, so it is about 2.8 degrees north of 36°57′ N (or 36.95° N). Indianapolis is noticeably farther north than cities like Nashville, Oklahoma City, and Albuquerque, which are all closer to that midpoint latitude line.

Kansas City, Missouri's latitude is at approximately 39°06' N, which is about 2 degrees north of the 36°57' line - roughly 130 miles north of it. The 36°57' line actually does pass through the state of Kansas, but through the southern part of Kansas, while Kansas City is in the northern part of the state/metro area), decidedly north of the midpoint line.

Based on its geographic coordinates, Lexington, Kentucky is north of the 36°57′ N latitude line, situated approximately 1° to 1.5° north of the 36°57′ N midpoint. A difference of one degree in latitude represents a distance of roughly 69 miles (111 km), putting Lexington approximately 75 miles north of the 36°57′ N latitudinal midpoint of the contiguous United States. Lexington is thusly, in the northern half of the country, similar to other cities like Louisville, Kentucky and Washington, D.C.

Lincoln, Nebraska is at about 40.8° N, which is north of 36°57' N (36.95° N), roughly 3.85 degrees north of that line, in fact. That puts Lincoln in about the same latitude band as cities like Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Madrid, Spain. Lincoln's latitude, paired with its Great Plains inland longitude, leads to its warm summers, cold winters, and big changes in day length across the year.

Wichita, Kansas's latitude is about 37.69° N, placing it roughly 45 miles north of that midpoint line of 36°57′ N. Wichita is approximately 0.7 degrees north of it, making it only a little bit north of that midpoint line compared with cities like Indianapolis or Denver which are much further north (approximately 190 miles).

These are the cities that lie below that 36°57'N middle-point latitude:

The city of Bakersfield, California, is situated at approximately 35°22'24" N, while the U.S. middle-point latitude is roughly one and a half degrees farther north at 36°57' N.

Charlotte, North Carolina, is at about 35.23° N, which is south of 36°57' N (36.95° N), so Charlotte is roughly 1.72 degrees south of that line.

Nashville, Tennessee, is actually slightly south of the 36°57' N line. Nashville's latitude is approximately 36.162° N (or 36°10' N).

Oklahoma City is at approximately 35.47° N latitude; compared to 36.95° N (36°57′), that puts Oklahoma City about 1.5 degrees south or roughly 100 miles south of the contiguous U.S. midpoint latitude line.

Phoenix, Arizona sits at approximately 33°27' N latitude, which puts it well south of the 36°57' N midpoint line - about 210 miles south of it.