44th parallel north

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44th parallel north

The 44th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 44 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

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At this latitude, astronomically, the dusk is visible circa 15 hours 29 minutes before the dawn during the summer solstice (at the Equator circa 12 hours 7 minutes) and 8 hours, 53 minutes during the winter solstice. [1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 44° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
44°0′N0°0′E / 44.000°N 0.000°E / 44.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of France.svg  France Passing through Montauban
44°0′N7°39′E / 44.000°N 7.650°E / 44.000; 7.650 (Italy) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
44°0′N8°10′E / 44.000°N 8.167°E / 44.000; 8.167 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Genoa
44°0′N10°6′E / 44.000°N 10.100°E / 44.000; 10.100 (Italy) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Passing just north of Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
44°0′N12°40′E / 44.000°N 12.667°E / 44.000; 12.667 (Adriatic Sea) Adriatic Sea
44°0′N15°2′E / 44.000°N 15.033°E / 44.000; 15.033 (Croatia) Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Islands of Dugi Otok, Pašman, and the mainland
44°0′N16°32′E / 44.000°N 16.533°E / 44.000; 16.533 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°0′N19°14′E / 44.000°N 19.233°E / 44.000; 19.233 (Serbia) Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia For about 3 km
44°0′N19°16′E / 44.000°N 19.267°E / 44.000; 19.267 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°0′N19°34′E / 44.000°N 19.567°E / 44.000; 19.567 (Serbia) Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Passing through Kragujevac
44°0′N22°25′E / 44.000°N 22.417°E / 44.000; 22.417 (Bulgaria) Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Passing through Vidin
44°0′N22°55′E / 44.000°N 22.917°E / 44.000; 22.917 (Romania) Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Passing just north of Alexandria
44°0′N26°13′E / 44.000°N 26.217°E / 44.000; 26.217 (Bulgaria) Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
44°0′N27°41′E / 44.000°N 27.683°E / 44.000; 27.683 (Romania) Flag of Romania.svg  Romania For about 15 km
44°0′N27°53′E / 44.000°N 27.883°E / 44.000; 27.883 (Bulgaria) Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria For about 4 km
44°0′N27°56′E / 44.000°N 27.933°E / 44.000; 27.933 (Romania) Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
44°0′N28°40′E / 44.000°N 28.667°E / 44.000; 28.667 (Black Sea) Black Sea
44°0′N39°11′E / 44.000°N 39.183°E / 44.000; 39.183 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Passing just south of Pyatigorsk
44°0′N47°23′E / 44.000°N 47.383°E / 44.000; 47.383 (Caspian Sea) Caspian Sea Passing just north of Chechen Island, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
44°0′N50°55′E / 44.000°N 50.917°E / 44.000; 50.917 (Kazakhstan) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
44°0′N56°0′E / 44.000°N 56.000°E / 44.000; 56.000 (Uzbekistan) Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
44°0′N61°26′E / 44.000°N 61.433°E / 44.000; 61.433 (Kazakhstan) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
44°0′N80°27′E / 44.000°N 80.450°E / 44.000; 80.450 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Xinjiang — passing about 22 km north of Ürümqi
44°0′N95°30′E / 44.000°N 95.500°E / 44.000; 95.500 (Mongolia) Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
44°0′N111°50′E / 44.000°N 111.833°E / 44.000; 111.833 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Jilin — passing just north of Changchun
Heilongjiang
Jilin - for about 2 km
Heilongjiang - for <1 km
Jilin - for about 10 km
Heilongjiang
Jilin - for about 5 km
Heilongjiang
44°0′N131°15′E / 44.000°N 131.250°E / 44.000; 131.250 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
44°0′N135°32′E / 44.000°N 135.533°E / 44.000; 135.533 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan
44°0′N141°39′E / 44.000°N 141.650°E / 44.000; 141.650 (Japan) Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Island of Hokkaidō:
— Hokkaidō Prefecture
44°0′N144°17′E / 44.000°N 144.283°E / 44.000; 144.283 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
44°0′N144°54′E / 44.000°N 144.900°E / 44.000; 144.900 (Japan) Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Island of Hokkaidō:
— Hokkaidō Prefecture - Shiretoko Peninsula
44°0′N145°10′E / 44.000°N 145.167°E / 44.000; 145.167 (Nemuro Strait) Nemuro Strait
44°0′N145°39′E / 44.000°N 145.650°E / 44.000; 145.650 (Kuril Islands) Kuril Islands Kunashir Island, administered by Flag of Russia.svg  Russia but claimed by Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
44°0′N145°48′E / 44.000°N 145.800°E / 44.000; 145.800 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of the island of Shikotan, administered by Flag of Russia.svg  Russia, claimed by Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
44°0′N124°8′W / 44.000°N 124.133°W / 44.000; -124.133 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
44th parallel in Wisconsin, United States 44thParallellUSAWisconsinCalumetCounty.jpg
44th parallel in Wisconsin, United States
Oregon - passing just south of Eugene and Bend
Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota - passing just south of Rapid City
Minnesota - passing through Rochester
Wisconsin - passing through Oshkosh
44°0′N87°41′W / 44.000°N 87.683°W / 44.000; -87.683 (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan
44°0′N86°28′W / 44.000°N 86.467°W / 44.000; -86.467 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan
44°0′N83°59′W / 44.000°N 83.983°W / 44.000; -83.983 (United States) Lake Huron Saginaw Bay – territorial waters of the United States
44°0′N83°00′W / 44.000°N 83.000°W / 44.000; -83.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Michigan – Northern Tip of The Thumb
44°0′N82°45′W / 44.000°N 82.750°W / 44.000; -82.750 (Lake Huron) Lake Huron
44°0′N81°44′W / 44.000°N 81.733°W / 44.000; -81.733 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ontario – passing through Aurora, rural Oshawa, and Picton in Prince Edward County
44°0′N77°0′W / 44.000°N 77.000°W / 44.000; -77.000 (Lake Ontario) Lake Ontario
44°0′N76°16′W / 44.000°N 76.267°W / 44.000; -76.267 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York - passing just north of Watertown
Vermont - passing through Middlebury
New Hampshire
Maine - passing just south of Auburn
44°0′N69°8′W / 44.000°N 69.133°W / 44.000; -69.133 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Maine - passing just south of Vinalhaven Island and Isle au Haut, Maine, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
44°0′N66°9′W / 44.000°N 66.150°W / 44.000; -66.150 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nova Scotia
44°0′N64°40′W / 44.000°N 64.667°W / 44.000; -64.667 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
44°0′N59°46′W / 44.000°N 59.767°W / 44.000; -59.767 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nova Scotia - Sable Island
44°0′N59°45′W / 44.000°N 59.750°W / 44.000; -59.750 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
44°0′N1°21′W / 44.000°N 1.350°W / 44.000; -1.350 (France) Flag of France.svg  France

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References

  1. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.