ElPerfecto.com » Wolfram Alpha http://www.elperfecto.com Make your own energy, Grow your own food - plus science and tech stuff Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:54:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How to Find Latitude on Earth http://www.elperfecto.com/2010/02/07/how-to-find-latitude-on-earth/ http://www.elperfecto.com/2010/02/07/how-to-find-latitude-on-earth/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:36:14 +0000 Earl http://www.elperfecto.com/2010/02/07/how-to-find-latitude-on-earth/ Why would you want to know your latitude? If you have solar panels, you can use your latitude to know how much to tilt your solar panel to absorb the most direct sunlight.

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Using Wolfram Alpha, you can find your longitude and latitude coordinates on Earth. Wolfram Alpha also has average wind speed data for your location. You can get weather forecast data to help determine when the best times might be for your wind turbine.

How do I find my latitude on Earth?  See the video below to see:

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