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Stanford, Kentucky USA

September 2007

Flag	City	Country	School	Latitude (°) +N/-S	Longitude (°) +E/-W
	Stanford	Kentucky USA	Home school	37.533	-84.667

Date	Gnomon	Shadow	Angle
September 17	100 cm	72 cm	35°45’ = 35.754°

Stanford (KY USA)
Latitude : 37°32’ N
Shadow :+ 72,0 cm—>N
Angle : + 35°45’

We used plastic containers and crushed oyster shell to hold our meter sticks vertical.

This is me ready to start measuring. Noon for us was 1:33 pm. The temperature now is 82°F.

We had a good time participating in this project. Our weather has turned hot again, we would love some rain. The farmer’s crops and livestock really need it here.

695.75 km is the approximate distance between Stanford, KY and Lafrançaise, Fance.
The Circumference of the earth is 360 times the distance between cities divided by the central angle.
Circ. of earth = 360 X 694.41 / 6 = 41,745 km
Circumference equals approximately 41,745 km.
The actual circumference of the earth is 40,076 km.

September 17, 2007
Latitude difference : 44°08 ’- 37°32’ = 06°36’= 6.600 °
Distance : 6600 x 111.1 = 733 km
Angle difference: 42°00’-35°45’= 06°15’ = 6.250 °
Circumference: 733 x 360° / 6250° = 42221 km

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