Difference between revisions of "Washington (West), District of Columbia"

Revision as of 17:13, 22 May 2008

Because the 76th West Meridian crosses directly through the District of Columbia.

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 Today's Locations: [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=38&long=-77&zoom=9&abs=-1 (West) Washington, DC]] [[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=38&long=-76&zoom=9&abs=-1 (East) Washington, DC]]
-Because the 80th West Meridian crosses directly through Downtown Pittsburgh, the city has two graticules, located at latitude 40, longitudes -81 and -80. Pittsburgh's western graticule contains portions of southeastern Ohio and West Virginia's northern panhandle.
+Because the 76th West Meridian crosses directly through the District of Columbia.
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