2008
Search results
Aug 2, 2024 · Join us for a weekend of discovery set within the stunning surrounds of Henham Park. Let your curiosity guide you through the very best in music, dance, comedy, poetry, theatre, literature, podcasts, family activities and wellness. Click here for Latitude 2025 Tickets Click here for 2025 Loyalty Reward Tickets.
- Line Up
Line Up - Latitude Festival | Henham Park, Suffolk, 25 - 28...
- Tickets
Come to Henham Park just for the day! Camp in style at...
- Information
Information - Latitude Festival | Henham Park, Suffolk, 25 -...
- Travel
Latitude shuttle bus tickets from Halesworth, Southwold and...
- Our top tips for bringing kids to Latitude! 15 May
- Elevate your festival experience with the Latitude Lounge… 14 May
- Brand new Luxury options for you to explore 13 May
- Damian Lewis and more join our line up! 30 April
- Theatre, conversations, podcasts, poetry… 25 April
- Your Guide to a Green Festival 22 April
- Line Up
Latitude Festival 24 - 27 July 2025 Henham Park, Suffolk. Find us on facebook (opens in new window) Follow us on Twitter (opens in new window) Follow us on Instagram (opens in new window) Follow our threads (opens in new window) Follow us on TikTok (opens in new window) Sign up to the mailing list
Come to Henham Park just for the day! Camp in style at Latitude Festival 2025 with Latitude Luxury’s eclectic array of boutique accommodation options. Staying in the Luxury Campsite means making your festival experience as relaxing and convenient as possible. Festival Tickets are not included in your accommodation price and must be booked ...
About Lat Long. Latlong.net is an online geographic tool that can be used to lookup latitude and longitude of a place, and get its coordinates on map. You can search for a place using a city's or town's name, as well as the name of special places, and the correct lat long coordinates will be shown at the bottom of the latitude longitude finder ...
- Overview
- A framework for describing locations
- Technical considerations
Latitude is a measurement on a globe or map of location north or south of the Equator. Technically, there are different kinds of latitude, which are geocentric, astronomical, and geographic (or geodetic), but there are only minor differences between them.
What is the length of a degree of latitude?
The length of a degree of arc of latitude is approximately 111 km (69 miles), varying, because of the nonuniformity of Earth’s curvature, from 110.567 km (68.706 miles) at the Equator to 111.699 km (69.41 miles) at the poles.
What is longitude?
Longitude is a measurement of location east or west of the prime meridian at Greenwich, London, England, the specially designated imaginary north-south line that passes through both geographic poles and Greenwich. Longitude is measured 180° both east and west of the prime meridian.
What is the distance per degree of longitude?
Lines of latitude (also called parallels) are imaginary lines that circle Earth’s surface, running east and west parallel to the Equator. Lines of longitude (also called meridians) run between the geographic North Pole and the geographic South Pole and are used to measure distances from the prime meridian. Both latitude and longitude are measured in degrees (°), which may be broken down into smaller units called minutes (′) and seconds (″). (Or they may be expressed in decimal degrees; negative values of decimal degrees represent latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere and longitudes in the Western Hemisphere.) The latitudes of the North Pole and South Pole are 90° north (N) and 90° south (S), respectively. Lines of latitude north of the Equator (the line that marks 0° latitude) are numbered from 1° to 89° N, and those south of the Equator are numbered from 1° to 89° S. Lines of longitude east of the prime meridian (the line that marks 0° longitude) are numbered from 1° to 179° east (E). Lines of longitude west of the prime meridian are numbered from 1° to 179° west (W). The 180th meridian, or 180°—which can be drawn north-south from pole to pole across the middle of the Pacific Ocean—is the line of longitude exactly opposite the prime meridian.
Britannica Quiz
Are You Smarter Than a 1912 Middle Schooler? Quiz
The combination of meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude establishes a framework or grid that can be used to locate exact positions on a map or globe. For example, a point made up of the coordinates 40° N 30° W is located at latitude 40° north of the Equator and longitude 30° west of the Greenwich meridian (which is expressed in decimal degrees as latitude 40 and longitude –30). The location of Washington, D.C., which lies 39 degrees north of the Equator and 77 degrees west of the prime meridian, can be described using the coordinates 39° N 77° W. (In decimal degree formatting, the approximate location of Washington, D.C., is latitude 39 and longitude –77.)
Technically speaking, there are different kinds of latitude—geocentric, astronomical, and geographic (or geodetic)—but there are only minor differences between them. In most common references, geocentric latitude is implied. Given in degrees, minutes, and seconds, geocentric latitude is the arc (a curved line) that can be drawn along Earth’s surface, created by an imaginary plane that passes through Earth’s center, whose angle diverges from that of the equatorial plane (that is, the imaginary plane that cuts through Earth and includes all points along the Equator). Thus, a point at 30°15′20″ N is the arc that results from an angle of 30°15′20″ at the center of the globe. Astronomical latitude is the angle created by the equatorial plane and a line created by the direction of gravity (that is, the plumb line) occurring at a given point on Earth’s surface.
Geographic latitude, which is the kind used in mapping, is calculated using a slightly different process. Because Earth is not a perfect sphere—the planet’s curvature is flatter at the poles—geographic latitude is the arc resulting from an angle created by the equatorial plane and the normal line that can be drawn from a given point on Earth’s surface to Earth’s center. (The normal line is perpendicular to a tangent line touching Earth’s curvature at that point on the surface.) Different methods are used to determine geographic latitude, as by taking angle-sights on certain polar stars or by measuring with a sextant the angle of the noon Sun above the horizon. The length of a degree of arc of latitude is approximately 111 km (69 miles), varying, because of the nonuniformity of Earth’s curvature, from 110.567 km (68.703 miles) at the Equator to 111.699 km (69.41 miles) at the poles. Geographic latitude is also given in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
In contrast, longitude is the amount of arc created by drawing first a line from Earth’s center to the intersection of the Equator and the prime meridian and then another line drawn from Earth’s center to any point elsewhere along the Equator. Since lines of longitude are not parallel to one another, the distance between one degree of longitude and the next will vary significantly depending upon how close to the poles the measurement is taken. The distance per degree of longitude at the Equator is about 111.32 km (69.17 miles) and at the poles, 0.
Exclusive academic rate for students! Save 67% on Britannica Premium.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
GPS Coordinates finder is a tool used to find the latitude and longitude of your current location including your address, zip code, state, city and latlong. The latitude and longitude finder to convert gps location to address or search for your address and latitude and longitude on the map coordinates.
People also ask
How to find latitude & longitude?
What is the degree of a latitude & longitude?
What is lat long?
What is the latitude and longitude of a hemisphere?
The globe shows the lines of latitude and the degrees of north and south. The line labelled 0° longitude is called the Prime Meridian or the Greenwich Meridian and runs through London. Anything ...
Prime members get instant access to the latest Thriller Movies, Shows and Originals. Watch Binge-Worthy TV, Blockbuster Movies, and Hit Shows Included With Prime Video.
