Longitude - was Re: [OM] Backpack/case question.

[Roger Wesson]

An interesting page for checking when the International Space Station 
and other orbiting bodies will be visible from where you live is 
www.heavens-above.com.  If you look at
http://www.heavens-above.com/geodistrib.asp

you can see a map showing the distribution of what their visitors claim 
is their longitude and latitude.  Look out for the curious mirror image 
of the USA roughly over China!
Roger

Garth Wood wrote:

> At 08:54 AM 11/25/2002 -0800, Rob Jackson wrote:
>
> > Dude, I'm no cartographer, but isn't that on the continent of Asia somewhere? 
> > Why's your clock set to west coast time?
> >
> > -Rob (who may just be dead wrong...heh...)
> >
> > On Monday, November 25, 2002, at 08:49  AM, Mike wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > --
> > > Latitude 48° 32' North, Longitude 123° 7' West
>
> You're definitely no cartographer.  ;-)
>
> It's on the West Coast of North America, or more precisely, slightly north and 
> east of Victoria, Canada, (and virtually straight south of Vancouver, Canada, 
> which is at 123:04:48W) in the United States' San Juan Islands.  You can also 
> locate this lat/long pair using MapQuest, if you wish.
>
> Garth


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