At the Poles.
Latitude: N 19° 49' 48.45" / Longitude: W 90° 32' 5.6724"
Fresno, California, is located at approximately 36.73° N latitude and 119.79° W longitude. The closest lines of latitude are 36° N and 37° N, while the nearest lines of longitude are 119° W and 120° W. These coordinates place Fresno in the central part of California's San Joaquin Valley.
Lines of longitude are farthest apart at the equator and closest together at the poles. This is because the lines of longitude converge at the poles and spread apart at the equator due to the Earth's shape being an oblate spheroid.
The closest lines of latitude to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are approximately 39.95° N, while the closest lines of longitude are around 75.16° W. Philadelphia is situated just slightly north of the 40° N latitude line and just west of the 75° W longitude line. This positioning places the city in the northeastern United States, along the Delaware River.
New York City is on the longitude 74o west
Latitude: N 19° 49' 48.45" / Longitude: W 90° 32' 5.6724"
Fresno, California, is located at approximately 36.73° N latitude and 119.79° W longitude. The closest lines of latitude are 36° N and 37° N, while the nearest lines of longitude are 119° W and 120° W. These coordinates place Fresno in the central part of California's San Joaquin Valley.
Lines of longitude are farthest apart at the equator and closest together at the poles. This is because the lines of longitude converge at the poles and spread apart at the equator due to the Earth's shape being an oblate spheroid.
The closest lines of latitude to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are approximately 39.95° N, while the closest lines of longitude are around 75.16° W. Philadelphia is situated just slightly north of the 40° N latitude line and just west of the 75° W longitude line. This positioning places the city in the northeastern United States, along the Delaware River.
The center of Mexico City is located at 19.42° north latitude 99.13° west longitude. Would you ask someone "What line on the ruler is closest to your height ?" I'm guessing you'd ask him "How tall are you ?" Forget about "lines". There is no standard set of of latitude and longitude lines from which you have to choose one that's somewhere close.
meridians or lines of longitude
New York City is on the longitude 74o west
"Lines" of constant longitude are "meridians".
Lines of longitude, or meridians.
Parallel lines, by definition, cannot meet. The lines of longitude meet at the Poles.
lines of longitude are lines drawn north and south and measure east and west a famous line of longitude is the Prime meridian
Vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian are lines of longitude.