New York is a big place, and we don't even know whether you're
asking about the state or the city.
The intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street in Manhattan is located at
40° 45' 21" north latitude
73° 59' 11" west longitude.
Lines of latitude and longitude allow a specific point to be located any where on the world.
The north and south poles are at 90° latitude, and ALL longitudes meet there so longitude at the poles is irrelevant. Honestly, it's much easier to discuss these things if you forget about "lines".
Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.
Lines of latitude and longitude allows any position on the Earth to be plotted.
longitude
Lines of latitude and longitude allow a specific point to be located any where on the world.
The center of the ACT Legislative Assembly Building is located at 35.2817° south latitude 149.1312° east longitude.
The Equator is 0 degrees latitude, and the Prime (or Grenwich) Meridian is 0 degrees longitude.
The north and south poles are at 90° latitude, and ALL longitudes meet there so longitude at the poles is irrelevant. Honestly, it's much easier to discuss these things if you forget about "lines".
latitude?
lines of latitude
The center of the city is located at 41.87° north latitude 12.47° east longitude.
Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.
Latitude.
Every meridian of longitude is perpendicular to every parallel of latitude, and every parallel of latitude is perpendicular to every meridian of longitude.
The lines that intercept latitude lines are lines of longitude.
Latitude and longitude