What do the following places have in common with Afton?
Coia, Spain
Campdevanol, Spain
Villacidaler, Spain
Riumors, Spain
Lido di Tarquinia, Italy
Collemaggiore, Italy
Borgata Marina, Italy
Mertur, Montenegro
Kiten, Bulgaria
Didi Jikhjaishi, Georgia
Mukhaylovka, Kazakhstan
Akterek, Kyrgyzstan
Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Nanjin, North Korea
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Hornick, Iowa
Towers Lake, Illinois
Comber, Ontario, Canada
They are all within a few thousand yards of sharing the same latitude as Afton, NY.
I used Google Earth to follow our latitude around the world (Follow the tour yourself.). I cherry-picked these locations for their range of terrains, climates, and politics. I thought it would be a meaningful project for students to research and even contact students at these locations to compare the differences within this single similarity, but I have no takers here at 42°13'48" yet.
May have to go exploring on my own. Should I pack a parka, Bermuda shorts, a kaftan, a uniform, jeans?
1 comment:
Klamath Falls, Oregon is not too far from where I live in Hillsboro, Oregon, though I have never visited yet. Maybe it's time to go check it out soon and report back? :)
Nicole (Barker) Butterer
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