Responding to situations that aren't clear

[jrc]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Somewhere, I remember that a restaurant on Main St in Rangeley Maine sits on the 45th latitude and the the 44th latitude is under the Manchester Airport, or something like that.

Therefore, the latitude of Nipple Rock, the lake's geographic center is precisely at 44.444...degrees north!

I think someone needs a new map. According to Microsoft, Rangley is pretty damn close to the 45th latitude, but not Main St. Probably a little poetic license by the restaurateur.

The Manchester airport is at least four miles south of the 43th parallel.

If nipple rock is FL46, it's at 43 36.828 north and 71 22.645 , according to Bizer. No part of the lake at 44.444 north, the northern most tip is at around 43 44.1

[fatlazyless]

Isn't the winter solstice for all us northern hemispherians when, on December 21 at noon, the sun is directly overhead at the tropic of cancer, down in the southern hemisphere, like in Paraguay or Tahiti or somewhere down there.

[ITD]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Isn't the winter solstice for all us northern hemispherians when, on December 21 at noon, the sun is directly overhead at the tropic of cancer, down in the southern hemisphere, like in Paraguay or Tahiti or somewhere down there.

Less,

Once again I'm stunned by your accuracy and attention to detail, I really think you are playing with us so I can't resist responding. The Tropic of Cancer is in the Northern Hemisphere, the Tropic of Capricorn is in the Southern Hemisphere, you apparently have them bass-ackwards.

http://geography.about.com/library/misc/blequator.htm