42nd parallel north
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The 42nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 42 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 15 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 6 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
The earth's rotational speed at this latitude is roughly equal to the speed of sound.
One minute of longitude along the 42nd parallel is approximately 0.7456 nautical miles (0.8580 mi; 1.381 km).
Around the world
Starting at the
United States
The parallel 42° north forms most of the New York–Pennsylvania border, although due to imperfect surveying in 1785–1786, this boundary wanders around on both sides of the true parallel. The area around the parallel in this region is known as the Twin Tiers.
The 42nd parallel became agreed upon as the northward limit of the
The parallel passes through the states of Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and passes through (or near - within three-tenths degree of latitude) the following cities in the United States:
- Crescent City, California
- Yreka, California
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Ames, Iowa
- Chicago, Illinois
- Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Coldwater, Michigan
- Erie, Pennsylvania
- Jamestown, New York
- Busti, New York
- Binghamton, New York
- Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Ashland, Oregon
- Medford, Oregon
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Brookings, Oregon
Canada
The parallel 42° north passes through the southern end of
See also
- 41st parallel north
- 43rd parallel north
- The Twin Tiers region of New York and Pennsylvania
- The "Jefferson" region of Oregon and California
References
- ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ISBN 978-1-4000-4292-0.