[srl]

> For instance Lat goes 0-180 but Lon goes -90 to 90

Surely this is several typos? Longitude, which marks east-west, must span 360 degrees (-180 to 180, perhaps? although 0 to 360 is just as reasonable). Latitude, marking north-south, spans only 180 degrees, and therefore is presumably -90 to 90 (so that 0 is the equator).

[jbverschoor]

Cool.. So now I can finally remember. Longitude is LONGer because it goes all the way around.. LATitude I dunno.. is like a latte filling up?

[jrib]

Latitude

Altitude

Vertical

If I ever need to confirm which is which, I use the the mnemonic above. I usually imagine latitude corresponding to rings on the earth moving up and down along the surface. This image is triggered by thinking about "altitude" in the context of latitude for me.

The latitude defines which of these "rings" the point is on.

https://cdn.britannica.com/07/64907-050-7ACA69C8/Facts-paral...

[nieve]

Try thinking of it like latitude being like a ladder's rungs. Though this does have the horrifying side effect that sometimes you'll pronounce it laddertude in your head.

[losvedir]

I always say "Latitude? More like flatitude."

[cerved]

lat is swedish for lazy, so I remember it as laying down, ie horizontal

[jounker]

The lateral line on a fish goes from head to tail. :)

[bregma]

LATitude is from the LATin for sideways.

[geokon]

yes, typo. Thanks for catching that. edited it to match