For those of you who do not have any idea what to enter in
the Latitude and Longitude boxes on the Quick Horoscope Calculator, I have
provided this map, (which is in the public domain). Although consulting an
Atlas will give you better results, (many Atlases even list the Latitude and
Longitude of cities and towns), you can see from the map to within a few degrees
what your Latitude and Longitude are, (if you know where you are on the map!).
The Equator runs across the map in the centre, passing
through the North of Brazil, Central Africa and Indonesia. Above are the
30 degrees North Latitude Line, passing through the North of Florida, North
Africa and China, and the 60 degrees North Latitude Line, passing through Canada
and Russia.
Below the Equator is the 30 degrees South Latitude Line
running through Argentina, South Africa and Australia, with the 60 degrees South
Latitude Line, passing through practically nothing, just above Antarctica.
The Longitude lines run up and down the map. The
Longitude line nearest the centre of the map is the Greenwich Meridian, passing
through the United Kingdom, Spain, and Algeria. To the left of the
Greenwich Meridian are West longitude Lines and to the Right are East Longitude
Lines. The distance between the Longitude Lines is 30 degrees, so the
Longitude Line passing through the "A" in "UNITED STATES" is
90 degrees Longitude West, since it is 3 lines to the left of the Greenwich
meridian.
Looking at the map, I estimated the position of Bermuda as
being 33 degrees North and 65 degrees West. My Atlas gives 32 degrees
North and 65 degrees West, which is not far distant.
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