h. m.

.

6 Henry

h. m. Bay, Buzzard's 3 50 Island, Sable

3 0 Narraganset

3 53
Seal .

2 45
Pistolet
4 45 Janeiro, Rio

+5 St. Mary's 20 John's, St. (N. B.)

0 30 Sandwich (N. 'S.) - 2 30

St. (N. F.)

5 0 Schecatica 0 30 | Kennebec

0 45 Bermuda Inlet - 4 30 | Kennebunk

0 15 Cape Ann 0 0 Louisburg

4 15 Cansor 3 0 Machias

0 30 Charles - 3 45 Marblehead

0 0 Chat

+ O 30 Martha's Vineyard ( w. Point)— 3 53 Churchill 4 10 Mary's, St., Bar

4 Cod

0
0 Monomoy Point

0 0
Fear
3 30 | Mount Desert .

0 30 Hatteras 2 30 Nantucket (town)

+0 30 Henlopen

- 2 45
(shoal)

044 - 3 50 Nassau (N. P.)

4 0 's Lookout - 2 30 New Bedford

3 53 St. Mary - 2 30 Newburyport

0 15 May - 2 45 New Haven

1 14 Romain (s. C.) 3 30 New London

2 36 Sable (N. S.) 3 30 Newport

3 50 Split 0 15 NEW YORK.

2 36 CHARLESTON 4 15 Nootka Sound

+0 50 Cumberland (Basin Fort) 7 0 30 Ocracock Inlet

- 2 30 Eastport. 0 0 Philadelphia

+2 57 Elizabeth Town Point - 2 36 Plymouth

0 0 Florida Key - 2 40 | Portland

0 45 Fort St. John - 2 30 Portsmouth (N. H.)

0 15 Fryingpan Shoals - 5 0 Port Campbell

2 30 Gay Head - 3 53 Hood

4 0 Georgetown Bar 4 30 Howe

3 Gouldsborough - 030 Jackson

3 30 Gut of Annapolis

1 30
" Roseway

3 15 Gut of Cansor - 3 30 Royal

4 15 Halifax 4 0 Providence

3 5 Hampton Roads - 2 53 | Quebec

5 30 Harbour, Amelia 3 0 Race Point

0 15 Beaver 2 45 River, Apple

0 30 Nantucket

St. Croix

0 0 Rhode Island

4 45

Delaware, entrance 2 30
Seven Isles

0 30
George's

045 Townsend

0 45
Penobscot

045 Hillsborough Inlet

4 0
Sheepscut

0 45 Holmes' Hole 1 20 Salem .

0 0 Ice Cove 1 30 Salvador, St.

+4 15 Island, Anticosti, W. end +4 0 Sandy Hook

- 4 53 « Bell, Straits of - 2 15 | Savannah

3 15 Block - 3 53 St. Simon's Bar

4 0 Button.

- 4 40

Offing

- 4 45 Elizabeth

- 2 50

Sound

- 2 30 Fox O 45 Sunbury,

- 2 0 Green 2 30 | Tarpaulin Cove

2 38 Moose 0 0 Vineyard Sound

030 Prince Edward 1 0 Windsor

+ 0 80 Rhode. 4 45 | Woods' Hole

2 50

66

+030

6 23 4

.

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL

PLACES IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH THEIR DISTANCE FROM THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.

The Longitudes are reckoned from Greenwich. The Capitals (seats of Government) of the States and Territories are

designated by Italic Letters.

Latitude. Longitude, Dist. from
North. in degrees., in time. Washington.

h. m. s.

miles. Albany,

N. Y. 42 39 00 N. 73 4200W. 4 54 48.0 366
Alexandria,

D. C. 38 49
77 4 5 8 16

6 Annapolis,

Md.
39 0 76 43

5 6 62 40 Auburn,

N. Y. 42 55 76 28 5 5 52 385
Augusta,

Ga.
33 19
80 46

689 Augusta,

Me. 44 17

69 50

4 39 20 612 Augustine, St.

Fa. 29 45 81 30 5 26 00 880
Baltimore City, Md. 39 17

76 36
5 6 24

37 Bangor,

Me. 44 47

68 47
4 35 8

676 Barnstable,

Ms. 41 44
70 16 4 41 4

494 Baton Rouge,

La. 30 36

91 15

6 5 0 1356 Beaufort,

S.C. 32 28
80 33 5 22 12

630 Blakely,

Ala. 30 43

88 3

5 52 12 1100 Boston City, State H. Ms. 42 20 58.4 71 4 9 4 44 16.6 436 Brattleborough, Vt. 42 52

72 27

4 49 48.0 427 Brunswick,

Me. 43 55
69 59 4 39 56

581 Burlington,

Vt.
44 29
73 12
4 52 48

501 Cahawba,

Ala. 32 20

87 7
5 48 40

950 Cambridge,

Mass. 42 21 59

71 725 4 44 29.7 435 Camden,

S. C. 34 17

80 33
5 22 12

471 Charles, St.

M'ri. 38 47

89 45
5 59 0

915 Charleston City,

S. C. 32 60

79 48 5 19 12 553 Chillicothe, Ohio. 39 18 82 56

5 31 44

407 Cincinnati,

Ohio. 396

84 22

5 37 28 504 Columbia,

S. C. 33 57 817 5 24 29 507 Columbia River, mouth of. 46 19

|123 54 8 15 36 Columbus,

Ohio. 39 47

83 3
5 32 12

418 Concord,

N. H. 43 12
71 29 4 45 56

505 Detroit,

Mich. 42 24

82 58 6 31 52 566 Donaldsonville, La. 30 3

91 2

6 4 8 1350 Dover,

Del. 39 10

75 30 5 2 0 136 Dover,

N. H. 43 13

70 64
4 43 36

507
Eastport (most east-
ern point of U. S.) Me. 44 54 66 56

4 27 44 808 Edenton,

N. C. 360
77 7 5 28 29

289 Edwardsville, Il. 39 50

99 55 5 69 40 886 Exeter, .

N. H. 42 58

70 55 4 43 40 433 Frankfort,

Ку. . 38 14

84 40
5 38 40

565 Franklin,

M'ri. 39 67

92 64 6 11 36 1069 Fredericksburg, Va. 38 34

77 38
5 10 32

58 Fredericktown, Md.

39 24
77 18 6 9 12

43

.

.

Dist. from Washington. miles.

3

O

482

.

406

69 936 610

110 338 336 749 630

1019
899
108

552

1237
697
617
460
307
790

Latitude.

Longitude,
North. in degrees.

in time.

h. m. s. Georgetown, D. C. 38 54 00 N. 76 59 00W. 5 7 56.0 Georgetown, S. C.

32 22
79 29

5 17 56 Greenfield,

Mass..42 37

72 36

4 50 24 Hagerstown,

Md. 39 37

77 35

5 10 20 Halifax,

N. S. 44 44

63 26

4 13 44 Hallowell,

Me.
44 17
69 50

4 39 20 Harrisburg,

Pa. 40 16

76 50 6 7 20 Hartford, Conn. 41 46 72 50

4 51 20 N. Y. 42 14 73 46 Hudson,

4 55 4 Huntsville,

Ala. 34 36

86 57

5 47 49 Indianapolis,

Ind. 39 55

86 5

5 44 20 Jackson,

M'pi. 32 23 90 8 6 0 32
Jefferson,

M'ri.
38 36

92 8 6 8 32 Kaskaskia,

Il. 37 58

89 50

5 59 20 Lancaster, Pa. 40 3 76 10

5 4 40 Lexington,

Ky. .
38 6
84 18

5 37 12 Little Rock,

Ark. 34 34

92 10

6 8 40 Louis, St.

M’ri. 38 36

89 36

5 58 24 Louisville, :

Ky. 39 3

85 30

5 42 0 Lowell, Mass. 42 39 71 19

4 45 16 Marietta,

Ohio. 39 25

$1 19

5 25 16 Mary's, St.

Ga. 30 43

81 43

5 26 52 Middletown,

Conn. 41 34

72 39

4 50 36 Milledgeville, Ga. 33 7

8320

5 33 20 Mobile,

Ala. 30 40

89 11

5 52 44 Montpelier,

Vt. 44 17

72 36

4 50 24 Montreal,

L.C.
45 31
73 35

4 54 20 Murfreesboro' Ten.

35 53
86 37

5 46 28 Nantucket,

Mass. 41 17

70 8

4 40 32 Nashville,

Ten. 36 10

86 42

5 46 48 Natchez, M'pi. 31 34 91 25

6 5 40 Natchitoches,

La. 31 46

93 10

6 12 40 Newark,

N. J.
41 46
73 46

4 55 4 New Bedford,

Mass. 41 39

70 56

4 43 44 Newbern

N. C. 35 20

77 5

5 8 20 Newburgh,

N. Y. | 41 31

74 1

4 56 4 Newburyport,

Mass. 42 49

70 52

4 43 28 Newcastle,

Del.
39 43
75 35

5 2 20 New Haven,

Conn. 41 18

72 58

4 51 52 New London,

Conn. 41 22

72 9

4 48 36 New Orleans City, La. 29 57

90 9

6 0 36 Newport,

R. I. 41 29

71 18

4 45 12 New York City, N. Y. 40 42 40

74 1

4 56 4 Norfolk, Va. 37 12 76 42

5 6 48 Northampton, Mass. 42 16 72 40

4 50 40 Pensacola,

Fa. 30 28

87 12

5 48 48 Philadelphia City, Pa. 39 56 55 75 11 30 5 0 46 Pittsburg,

Pa. 40 32

80 8

5 20 32 Plymouth, Mass. 41 57 70 40

4 42 40

330 675 1096 524

565

708 531 727 1268 1448 217 458 351

281 475 113 304 358 1260

419 226 229 385 900 136 226

454

LENGTH OF THE LONGEST AND SHORTEST DAYS.

45

.

Va.

Latitude.

Longitude, Dist. from North. in degrees. in time. Washiogton.

h. m. s.

miles. Portland,

Me. 43 39 00 N. 70 20 00W. 4 41 20.00 546 Portsmouth,

N. H. 43 4

70 45

4 43 0 500 Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 41 41 73 55

4 55 40 299 Princeton,

N.J.
40 22
74 35

4 58 20 178 Providence,

R. I. 41 51

71 16

4 45 4 416 Quebec,

L. C. 46 47 30 71 9 45 4 44 39 740
Raleigh,
N. C. 35 47 78 48

5 15 12 298 Richmond City,

37 32 25 77 21 24 5 9 25.6 123 Rochester, N. Y. 43 15 77 51

5 11 24 395 Sable (Cape), S.cape of United States, Fa. 24 50

81 15

5 25 0 Sackett's Harbour, N. Y. 43 55 75 57

5 3 48 473 Saco,

Me. 43 31

70 26

4 41 44 531 Salem, Mass. 42 32 70 52

4 43 29 451 Savannah,

Ga.
32 2
81 3

5 24 12 658 Schenectady,

N. Y. 42 48

73 55

4 55 40 377 Shawneetown,

Il. 37 22

88 6

5 52 24 779 Springfield, Mass. 42 6 72 36

4 50 24 363 Stephen's, St. Ala. 31 33

98 3

5 52 12 1010 Tallahassee,

Fa. 30 28

84 36

5 38 24 870 Taunton,

Mass. 41 54

71 7

4 44 28 430 Trenton, N.J. 40 13 75 48 5 3 12

167 Troy,

N. Y. 42 44

73 40 4 54 40 372 Tuscaloosa,

Ala.
33 12

87 42 5 50 49 900
Utica,
N. Y. 43 10 74 13

4 56 52 392 Vandalia, .

Il. 39 50

89 2
5 56 8

80S Vevay,

Ind. 38 43

82 2 5 28 8 562 Vincennes,

Ind. 40 39

89 23

5 53 32 726 Washington City, D.C. 38 52 45.3 76 55 30 5 7 42 Washington, M'pi. 31 36 91 20

6 5 20 1202 Wheeling,

Va. 40 7

80 42

5 22 48 270 Wilmington,

Del. 39 43

77 34

5 10 16 110 Wilmington,

N.C. 34 11

78 10

5 12 40 433 Worcester,

Mass. 42 16

71 49

4 47 16 396 York,

Pa. 39 59

76 40
5 6 40

86 York,

U. C. 43 33

79 20

5 17 20 500 Zanesville,

Ohio. 39 59

82 10
5 28 40

345

h. m.

h. m.

LENGTH OF THE LONGEST AND SHORTEST DAYS IN SOME OF THE

PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
L. D. S. D.

L. D. S. D. h. m.

h. m. North part of U. States 16 53.5 7 6.5 Washington

14 43.8 9 16.2 Portland 15 15.7 8 44.3 Richmond

14 35.5 9 24.5 Portsmouth, N. H. 15 11.5 8 48.5 Raleigh and Nashville 14 18.6 9 41.4 Boston and Detroit 15 6.4 8 53.6 Charleston.

14 10.2 9 49.8 Providence 15 3.0 8 57.0 Savannah

14 5.8 9 54.2 New York 14 55.5 9 4.5 New Orleans

13 55.8 10 4.2 Philadelphia 14 50.5 9 9.5 St. Augustine

13 54.9 10 5.1 Baltimore

14 46.8 9 13.2
Cape Sable, south

13 32.1 10 27.3 Cincinnati

14 45.4 9 14.6 point of U. s.

Twilight begins and ends. Apparent time.

USEFUL REMARKS.

A maxim is sometimes like the seed of a Ist day. 9th day. 17th day. 25th day. plant, which

the soil it is thrown into h. m. h. h. i. h. h. m. h. h. m. h. must expand into leaves, and flowers, and Boston,

5 44 7 15 41 7 5 37 7 5 31 7 fruit; so that great part of it must someN. York,

times be written, as it were, by the reader. 42 39 35 29

No man was ever so much deceived by Wash. 39 37

33

28 another as by himself. Charles,

Very nice scruples are sometimes the 31 29

26

22

effect of a great mind, but oftener of a litN. Orl's, 27 26 23

19

tle one.

True delicacy, as true generosity, is Moon's Apogee and Perigee. more wounded by an offence from itself, if Apogee, Jan. 8th, 4h. M.--Dist. 251,500 ms. the expression may be allowed, than to Perigee, 2 M.

itself. Moon's Last Quarter, 5th dạy, 5h. 52.6m. A. First Quarter, 21st day, 2h. 33.0m. M. New Moon,

13th
38.3 A. | Full Moon, 27th

A.
Sun rises and sets. Apparent time.

Moon rises and sets. Mean time.

66 24

228,500 6

Days of the Month. Days of the Week.

New Orleans,

&c,

h. m.

h. m.

11 27

4 Tu. 5 W. 6 Th.

1 24

8S.

13 Th.

15 s.

h.m.h.h.m.h.h.m.b.h.m.h.h.m.h. h. m.

h. m.

h. m. is.

7 31 57 26 57 20 57 3 56 57 6 8 22 a. 8 25 a. 8 27 a. 35 a. 8 39 a. 2 Su. 7 31 57 26 5 7 20 57 3.56 57 6 9 24 a. 9 26 a. 9 28 a. 9 33 a. 9 35 a. 3 M. 30 25 19 2 *57 10 26

10 27 110 28 10 30 110 31 30 25 19 2 57

11 27 11 27 11 27 11 27 30 25 19 2 56 29 24 18

56 0 26 m o 25 m 0 24 m o 22 ml o2im. 7F. 29 24 18

56
1 23 1 20

1 16 1 13 23 17 0 55

2 21

2 19 2 16 2 9 2 5 9 Su. 7 28 57 23 5 7 17 57 0 56 55 6 3 17 m 3 14 m 3 11 m 3 m 2 57m. 10 M.

27 22 16 6 59 6 54 4 13 4 9 4 5 3 53 3 49 11 Tu. 27 22 16 59 64

8 5 4 4 59 4 46

4 42 12 W.

26 21 15 59 53 6 1 5 57 5 53 5 39 5 34 25 20 14

53 sets. scts. sets. sets. sets. 14 F.

24 19 14 69 52 5 45 a. 5 49 a. 5 53 a. 6 5 a. 6 9 a.

23 18 13 57 52 6 48 6 52 6 54 7 4 7 8 16 Su. 7 22 5 7 17 57 12 56 57 66 51 6 7 52 a. 7 55 a. 7 57 a. 8 4 a. 8 7 a.

21 16 11 57 51 8 57 8 59 9 1 95 97

20 15 10 56 50 10 5 10 5 10 6 10 8 10 8 19 W.

19 14 9 56 50 11 13 11 12 11 12 11 11 11 10
18 13 8 55 49
17 12 7 54 49 0 22 m o 20 m o 19 m o 15 m o 12m.

16 12 7 53 43 1 31 1 29 1 26 1 19 1 15 23 Su. 7 15 57 11 5 7 6 5 6 52 66 47 6 2 40 m2 36 m 2 33 m 2 23 m 2 19m. 24 M.

14 10 5 52 47 3 48 3 44 3 40 3 28 3 23 25 Tu. 13 9 4 51 46 4 55 4 51 4 47 4 33 4 28 26 W. 12

4
45 rises. rises. rises.

rises. rises, 27 Th. 11 7 3

45 4 54 a. 4 58 a. 5 2a. 5 14 a. 5. 18 ai 28 F. 10 6

44 6 0 6 3 6 6 6 16 6 20 29 S. 9 5 1

7 4 7 6 7 9 7 16 119 30 Su. 7 8 57 467 0 56 48 66 43 6 3 8a. 8 9a. 3 li a. 8 15 a. 8 17 a. 31 M. 3 6 59 6 47 42 9 11 9 11 9 12 9 13

9 14

17 M. 18 Tu.

20/Th.

21/F. 22 S.