2. Cannot be made if opposing traffic is turning left 3. Can be made on a red light only after making a complete stop behind the white line or crosswalk
Lines of latitude are measured in degrees north or south of the Equator, 0Â° latitude. In order to more easily understand how this angle is measured it is best to imagine that the Earth has been sliced in half along a great circle. The line connecting the North and South Poles is the Earth's axis of rotation. This is perpendicular, or at 90Â°, to the Equator. At the surface of the Earth, at a given latitude, draw a line from that location to the center of the Earth. The angle between this line and the Equator is the latitude measurement.
The Equator is the line of 0Â° latitude, the starting point for measuring latitude. The latitude of the North Pole is 90Â° N, and that of the South Pole is 90Â° S. The latitude of every point in between must be some degree north or south, from 0Â° to 90Â°. One degree of latitude covers about 69 miles (111 kilometers). Longitude is measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian. This means one half of the world is measured in degrees of east longitude up to 180Â°, and the other half in degrees of west longitude up to 180Â°.