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California is a big place, and the Prime Meridian is more than 12,000 miles long.
It looks like the part of California that's closest to some point on the the Prime Meridian
is its northern border with Oregon. From any point on that part of the California state
line, the closest point on the Prime Meridian is 3,325.5 miles away.
You don't reach it by going East. The point on the Prime Meridian that's closest to
anywhere in California is . . . . . wait for it . . . . . the North Pole.
If you want to travel straight West from the Prime Meridian to California, then your trip is
anywhere between 6,155 to 6,850 miles, depending on exactly where in California you're headed. That's almost double the shortest route !
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How far east is Los Angeles from the prime meridian?
Los Angeles is about 118° west of the Prime Meridian, which is located in Greenwich, England. So, Los Angeles is 242° east of the Prime Meridian.
How far east of the prime meridian is Wichita Kansas located?
Wichita, Kansas is approximately 97.34 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Is Greenland close to the Prime Meridian?
That depends on what you call 'close'. Greenland occupies the range of longitude between 12.14° and 73.02° west. So the only sure thing is that there are parts of Greenland that are 60 degrees closer to the Prime Meridian than other parts of it are.
Is Mexico City located east or west of the Prime Meridian?
No, Mexico lies far, westwards, from the Prime Meridian. Longitude of Mexico City is 99º09' W (latitude: 19° 28', N), while the Prime Meridian East includes 1º to 180oE.===============================================================
How far away is the prime meridian from NC?
Hatteras Island is at about 75.5 degrees west longitude. If you want to visit the Prime Meridian from North Carolina, the closest point is in the open sea about midway between Norway and Greenland, where the Prime Meridian is only 3,592 miles from Cape Hatteras.
How far is Los Angeles from prime meridian?
Downtown Los Angeles is 118.25° west of the Prime Meridian. The distance from Los Angeles to the nearest point on the Prime Meridian is 3,866 miles. (The nearest point on the Prime Meridian is the north Pole.)
What tells how far east or west of the prime meridian a place is located?
Longitude
What lines measure how far east or west a location is from the Prime Meridian?
Longitude
How far east is Los Angeles from the prime meridian?
Los Angeles is about 118° west of the Prime Meridian, which is located in Greenwich, England. So, Los Angeles is 242° east of the Prime Meridian.
Is North America East or West of the Prime Meridian?
Technically either will work, since if you go east far enough, you'll cirle the globe and come back around to South America. But, on a map, South America is in the Western Hemisphere and so west of the Prime Meridian.
Who far is east to west?
Stepping over the Prime Meridian, (or the anti-meridian) an imaginary line, would take you from east to west. The distance is actually infinitesimally small.
How far east of the prime meridian is Wichita Kansas located?
Wichita, Kansas is approximately 97.34 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Is Greenland close to the Prime Meridian?
That depends on what you call 'close'. Greenland occupies the range of longitude between 12.14° and 73.02° west. So the only sure thing is that there are parts of Greenland that are 60 degrees closer to the Prime Meridian than other parts of it are.
What does the degrees of longitude tell you?
Degrees of longitude tell us how far east of west of the Prime Meridian a location is.
Does the prime meridian pass through spain france or potugal?
It passes through France and Spain. Portugal is too far west of Spain for the meridian to pass through it.
Is longitude north and south?
No, longitude measures how far east or west a location is from the prime meridian. Latitude measures how far north or south a location is from the equator.
Is Mexico City located east or west of the Prime Meridian?
No, Mexico lies far, westwards, from the Prime Meridian. Longitude of Mexico City is 99º09' W (latitude: 19° 28', N), while the Prime Meridian East includes 1º to 180oE.===============================================================
