Exploring Indiana by Latitude and Longitude
What can these lines and points tell us about the physical and cultural geography of the Great State of Indiana?
Guess which point is at which location!
Most of us are familiar with the Equator, the Prime Meridian, the Arctic Circle, the Antarctic Circle, the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn, and the International Date Line, shown here.
This map shows the latitude and longitude lines on a map of part of North America. What would the landscape look like at the intersection of each of these lines? Let us explore a few points in Indiana. Keep in mind that other lines are important, too--political boundaries, survey lines, and many more.
Look at all those zeroes!
Out here in the fields (The Who!).
The beginnings of the hills...
Get out there, ask questions, and do your own exploring!
What is at A?
41 degrees north Latitude 86 degrees west longitude in Indiana. Hear that wind!
What is at C?
During a thunderstorm...
What is at E?
Office park at Noblesville.
