[geoid]

> I couldn't believe we were equidistant on either end of the 0 datum

Longitude only affects the time of day, and thus daily temperature variations. Latitude is much more important, and determines climate and seasons. You are at vastly different latitude than Alaska.

[cyberferret]

Sorry, I meant equidistant from the freezing point of 0degC. She was as far one way as I was the other way.