Okay, let’s be real—you’ll probably just use your phone. Open your map app, drop a pin, and boom—your latitude pops up like a digital genie.
What is latitude?
But that’s cheating, and where’s the fun in that? It’s like ordering pizza every night instead of learning to cook. Sure, it works, but you miss out on the satisfaction of roughing it.
A Fun Fact to Drop at Parties
Did you know that the word “latitude” comes from the Latin latus, meaning “wide”? It’s all about width—how far you are from the Equator’s belt. The lines of latitude are also called “parallels” because they run parallel to each other, just like rows of sunbathers on a beach.
