Major cities of the world -- Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, UK
N 51° 28.673 W 000° 00.088
30U E 708215 N 5707233
Major cities of the world are inset in brass along the Prime Meridian at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
Waymark Code: WMT452
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/22/2016
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The fun thing to do at the Prime Meridian is to find your city than have folks stand in both hemispheres at once, or side by side and in separate hemispheres.
Its a cool geography geeky-place :)
Some of the cities we saw at this spot in Greenwich are:
WESTERN HEMISPHERE:
Rekyavik 21* 58' W
Anchorage 150* 00' W
Dublin 6 15' W
Greenwich 0* 0' 00" W
Montreal 73* 34' W
Ottawa 75* 43' W
Chicago 87* 45' W
New York 73* 50' W
Madrid 3* 43' W
Washington 77* 0' W
Lisbon 9* 08' W
Los Angeles 118* 15' W
Casablanca 7* 35' W
Dallas 96* 48' W <-- Our hometown :)
Bermuda 64* 30' W
EASTERN HEMISPHERE
Helsinki 25* 0' E
Stockholm 18* 07' E
Moscow 37* 24' E
Berlin 13* 25' E
Amsterdam 4* 54' E
Greenwich 0* 00' 00" E
Paris 2* 20' E
Rome 12* 30' E
Istanbul 28* 57' E
Beijing 116* 25' E
Athens 23* 44' E
Seoul 27* 0' E
Tokyo 139* 45' E
Teheran 51* 26' E
Jerusalem 35* 13' E
*Note: this is not a comprehensive list because this is a busy touristy area and everybody was standing on their home cities for selfies or photos.
Type of structure: Structure
Difference between the post coordinates and your GPSr reading:
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Reason for the coordinates: For fun -- to find your city and stand on it at the Prime Meridian
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