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Our latitude in Shawnee is 35 degrees north, and we find Polaris 35 degrees above the northern horizon. Similarly, to sail west at a constant latitude Columbus kept the north star at a constant altitude above the horizon.
North Star's Distance To Earth: Polaris Is Not So Close After All, New Study Suggests. Last November, astronomer David Turner made headlines by claiming that one of the sky's best known objectsâthe North Star, Polarisâwas actually 111 light-years closer than thought.