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There is no standard set of meridians that everybody has to use, and when you

need one you have to pick one out of the official set that's somewhere close.

You would not ask somebody "What mark on the ruler is closest to your height ?"

You would ask him "How tall are you ?" Even if there doesn't happen to be a mark

on the ruler at that exact height, there could be.

Similarly, a meridian can be drawn at any longitude, and you don't ask "What

longitude are you close to ?", you ask "What is your longitude ?".

The center of the intersection of Chestnut St and S 5th St,

at Independence Hall, is located at

39.9490° north latitude

75.1492° west longitude.

The west end of Runway-9R at Philadelphia International Airport

is located at

39.8608° north latitude

75.2751° west longitude,

and the other end of the same runway, 10,443 feet away,

is located at

39.8680° north latitude

75.2391° west longitude.

Other spots around town all have somewht different coordinates.

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