LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE PRINCIPAL PLACES IN THE UNITED STATES, ETC., WITH THEIR DISTANCES FROM

WASHINGTON.

The Longitudes are reckoned from Greenwich.

The Capitals (Seats of Government) of the States and Territories, are designated by Italic Letters.

...

..

Burlington,

Burlington,

Cambridge (Observatory),·
Camden,

Canandaigua,

Cape Ann (North Light),.
Do. (South Light),·
Cape Cod (Light House),.
Castine,..

Charleston (St. Mich's Ch.),
Charlestown (Navy Yard),...
Chicago,

Cincinnati (Fort Wash'n),.
Columbia,

1

42 39

Albany (Capitol),
Alexandria,

N. Y.
.D. C.
Amherst (College Chapel),... Mass.

" "I h. m. s. 73 44 49 4 54 59.3 77 4 5 816

38 49

42 22 15.672 31 28 4 50 6
38 58 35

. Md.

5 6 12

76 33
76 28

42 55

5 5 52

33 28

5 27 36

Annapolis,
Auburn,
Augusta,
Augusta (State House),
Baker's Island (Lights),
Baltimore (Battle Mon't),
Bangor (Court House),.
Barnstable (New C. H.),·
Batavia,
Beaufort (Arsenal),
Boston (State House),
Do. (Light),
Bridgeport (Baptist Ch.),.
Bristol (Episcopal Ch.),·
Brooklyn (Navy Yard),.
Brunswick (College),·
Buffalo,....

N. Y.
. Ga.
81 54
.Me. 44 18 43 69 50 4 39 20
Mass. 42 32 12 70 47 28 4 43 10
.Md. 39 17 23 6 37 30 5 6 30
.Me. 44 47 50 68 47 4 35
8
.Mass. 41 42 6 70 18 34 4 41 14.3
.N. Y. 42 59 78 13 5 12 52
S. C. 32 25 57 80 41 23 5 22 45.6
.Mass. 42 21 22.7 71 4 94 44 16.6
42 19 41.1 70 53 43 4 43 33.9
Conn. 41 10 30 73 11 46 4 52 47
· R. I. 41 40 3 71 17 19 4 45 9.3
.N. Y. 40 41 50 73 5 3 4 55 58
.Me.
69 55 14 39 40.1
.N. Y.
78 55 5 15 40

43 53 0

42 53

74 52 37 4 59 30.5

.N. J. 40 5 10
Vt. 44 27 73 10 4 52 40
.Mass. 42 22 48.671 8 C4 44 32
S. C. 34 17 80 33 5 22 12
N. Y. 42 54 77 17 5 9 8
Mass. 42 38 21 70 34 48 4 42 19.2
42 38 13 70 34 48 4 42 19.2
.Mass. 42 2 23 70 3 55 4 40 16 507
.Me. 44 22 30 68 45 4 35

S. C.
Mass.

32 46 33
42 22

79 57 27 5 19 49.8
71 3 33 4 44 14.2
87 35
84 27

42 0

15.50 2

39 5 54

5 37 48

81 7

5 24 28

Columbus,

Ohio.
.S. C. 33 57
Ohio. 39 57
N. H. 43 12 29
.Ohio. 39 44

83 3

5 32 12

4 45 56

Concord (State House),
Dayton,.

71 29
84 11 5 36 44
71 10 59 4 44 44
82 58 5 31 52

42

Dedham (1st Cong. Ch.),.
Detroit,
Dorchester (Ast. Observ.),.... Mass. 42 19 10 71 4 19 4 44 17.3 432

.Mass. 42 14 57
..Mich. 42 24

526

. Ill.

Latitude,
North.

...

Longitude, West, in degrees. in time.

3

Dist fr
Wash.

miles. 376

6

383

37

339

580

595

452

38

661

466

370

629

432

284

409

227

568

376

156

440

431

467

336

470

544

433

763

497

500

396

474

Frankfort,
Fredericksburg,
Frederickton,
Frederick,
Georgetown,
Gloucester (Univ. Ch.),·
Do. (E. P'nt. Light,) ·
Do. (Ten P'nd Lt. Isl.) -
Greenfield (2d Con. Ch.),..
Hagerstown,.

Miss.

Natchez (Fort Panmure),.
Newark,
New Bedford (Mariner's Ch.), Mass.

...N. J.

.N. C.

Newbern,
Newburg,

.N. Y.

•

Newburyport (2d Presb. Ch ), Mass. (Lights)

Do.

Newcastle,

.......

...

Sable (Cape),
Sackett's Harbor,
Saco,

St. Augustine,
St. Louis,

Latitude,
North.

New Haven (College),.
New London,.
New Orleans (City Hall),
Newport (Court House),.
New York (City Hall),.
Nobsque Point Light,-
Norfolk (Farmer's Bank),....
Northampton (1st Con. Ch.).
Norwich,.

Pensacola,

Va.

40 32
42 26 55
44 42

Petersburg,
Philadelphia (Ind'ce Hall,)... Pa.
Do. (High School Obs.) ·
Pittsburg,
.Pa.
Pittsfield, (1st Cong. Ch.),....Mass.
Plattsburgh,
N. Y.
Plymouth (Court House),· .Mass.
Portland (Mount Joy),.. ..Me.
Do. (Light),
Portsmouth (Unit'n Ch.),....N. H. 43 4 35
Do. (Light),
Poughkeepsie,
Princeton (Nassau Hall),.
Providence (Univ'y Hall),.
Quebec (Citadel),·
Raleigh,

41 57 26
43 39 52
43 36

43 3 30
41 41
40 20 41
41 49 22
46 49 12

Richmond (Capitol),
Rochester (R'r House),

35 47
37 32 17
43 8 17

....

1 "I h. m. s. miles. 91 24 42 6 5 38.8 1146 74 10 4 56 40. 215 70 55 49 4 43 43.3 77 5 5 8 20 74 1 4 56 4

429

337

41 31

282

103

301

354

1203

41 30 57

450

36 50 50

217

42 48 32 70 52 47 4 43 31.1 466
42 48 30
70 49 64 42 18.0 469
. Del. 39 40 75 33 5 2 8
Conn. 41 18 30 72 56 45 4 51 47
Conn. 41 22
72 9 4 48 36
.La. 29 57 30 90
6 0
.R. I. 41 29 71 19 124 45 16.8 403
N. Y 40 42 40 74 1 84 56 4.5 226
Mass.
70 39 37 4 42 38.5
76 18 475 5 15.1
72 38 154 50 33.2 376
72 7 4 48 28 362
87 10 125 48 40.8 1050
77 20 5 9 20 144
75 9 545 0 39.6 136
75 10 375
0 42.5
80 2 5 20 8 223
73 15 36 4 53 2.3 380
73 26 4 53 44 539
70 40 19 4 42 41.3 439
70 13 344 40 54.2 542
70 12 124 40 49

Va.
Mass.

42 19

9

Conn.

41 33

70 45 50 4 43 3.3 491
70 43 4 42 52
73 55
4 55 40
74 39 304 58 38
71 24 48 4 45 39.2
71 16 4 45 4
78 48 5 15 12
77 27 28 5 9 49.9
77 51

5 11 24

81 15

5 25 0

75 57

5 3 48

407

70 26

4 41 44

528

81 35

5 26 20

841

856

446

90 15 166 1 0.7
70 53 53 4 43 35.5
70 30 134 42 0.8 456
81 8 185 24 33.2 662
73 55
391
4 55 40
89 33
801
5 58 12

357

72 35 454 50 23
70 41 84 42 44.5 466
70 35 364 42 22.4 471
73 8 454 52 35
184 36 15 38 24

287 896

Fa.

O 1

31 34

40 45

41 38 7

35 20

Longitude, West, in degrees. in time.

30 24

37 13 54

39 56 59
39 57 9

.....N. Y.
.N. J.
R. I.
.L. C.
.N. C.
Va.
.N. Y.
.Fa.

24 50

.N. Y.

43 55

.Me.

43 31

.Fa.

29 48 30

.Mo.
Mass.

Salem (E. I. M. Hall,).
Sandwich (1st Cong. Ch.),... Mass.

38 37 28
42 31 18
41 45 31

Savannah (Exchange),.
Schenectady,

Ga. 32 4 56
N. Y. 42 48
.Ill. 39 48

Springfield,

Springfield (Court House),... Mass. 42 6 4

Squam Harbor (Light),.
Straitsmouth Island (Light),
Stratford,
Tallahassee,

.Mass. 42 39 46
Mass. 42 39 41
• Conn. 41 11
..Fa. 30 28

7

Dist. fr.
Wash.

301

177

394

781

286

122

361

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE PRINCIPAL FOREIGN

OBSERVATORIES.

[The Longitudes are from Greenwich.]

1 "I

53 32 45 N. 54 21 12.7 N. 52 31 13.5 N. 50 51 10.7 N. 52 12 51.8 N. 33 56 3 S.

58 22 47 N.

53 23 13 N.
55 57 23.2 N.
51 31 48 N.
51 28 39.0 N.
54 42 50 N.

48 8 45 N.
48 50 13 N.
59 56 31 N.

41 53 52 N.

45 4 6

N.

48 12 35

N.