Have you ever wondered which cities or countries share the same latitude as your location? The atlas of maps below will provide the answer to your question.
The first map shows the area of the United States compared to Europe at the same latitudes.
On the map, you can see that Miami shares the same latitude as Egypt, San Diego aligns with Morocco, and if Detroit were in Europe, it would be located in southern Bulgaria. Similarly, New York City and Washington DC will find their counterparts in Türkiye.
A map showing the US and Canada at the same latitude as Europe is available here.
Here is a similar map made by Beardsley Clam comparing the latitude of North America to Europe, including latitude lines.
Below is an animated version of the map.
Let’s try to include more European cities in North America.
The map below, created by Reddit user Havedl, shows how major cities in North America were replaced by major cities in the Atlantic Ocean by latitude.
Now it was time to show American cities on the map of Europe.
Here is a map of Europe’s capital cities with the largest city in North America replaced by latitude.
Let’s now look at the latitudes at which the capitals of European countries are located and find cities in the world that are at the same latitude.
Here is a map of European capitals renamed after cities on the same latitude.
On the map below, in black marked cities of the Northern Hemisphere, which are located at the same latitude as the capitals of European countries, in blue marked cities of the Southern Hemisphere.
As you can see from the maps, many American cities are located much farther south than European cities. Therefore, it is no less interesting to compare the geographical latitude of American cities with Australian cities.
This map shows North American and Australian cities at equivalent latitudes.
Keep in mind that not all cities located at the same latitude have the same climate. You can compare the climate of all cities in the world here.