My Geographic Extremes - October 2022

 Prior Entries in this series:

• January 2018
• May 2017
  
• September 2016
• September 2015
• October 2014

I love to travel!  It's fun to keep track of how far north I've been, how far west I've been, etc.

It has been over four years since I last expanded any of my extremes, but this month, I finally travelled to the Southern Hemisphere! It was my first time south of the Equator and my first time in South America,

The first stop was Cartagena, Colombia, which, despite the fact that is was my first time ever in South America, was not a new extreme. Cartagena is about 10.4°N latitude, which was is still north of the latitude of Phuket, Thailand,  7.7°N, which was my southernmost extreme up to then.

The next stop was a change of planes in Bogotá, which was still north of the Equator, but only 4.7° north at the airport.  Temporarily, El Dorado Airport on the northwest side of Bogotá, Colombia, became my new southernmost extreme, but that would last only a few hours, as it would be eclipsed before the next sunrise. I boarded a red-eye flight and continued my southward journey. 

My flight landed in Asunción, Paraguay, at 25.2°S latitude. After a day bouncing around town, the suburb of San Lorenzo, was my new furthest south extreme, at 25.3° S.

 

The following day, I travelled to the border town of Ciudad del Este, which abuts Brazil. Again my southernmost extreme ticked southward a little more, to 25.5° S, and the next morning to 25.6° S when we visited the Paraguayan Three Frontiers Monument at the point where Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina come together. 

 

Finally, on the following day, Wednesday, October 11, 2022, I notched the point which is my current southernmost extreme. Inside Brazil's Iguaçu National Park, I hiked the waterfall trail and arrived at Garganta do Diablo, at  25.69°S latitude.

Here are my current geographic extremes (as of October 15, 2022)

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NORTHERNMOST: 52.57° N

Terminal C at Berlin Tegel airport (TXL)

52° 33' 22.1034" N
13° 17' 52.8282" E

Monday, May 15, 2017

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SOUTHERNMOST: 25.69° S                  

Garganta del Diablo, Iguaçu Falls, 

Paraná, Brazil

25° 41' 27.9" S

54° 26' 13.0" W

Wednesday, October 11, 2022

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EASTERNMOST: 23.95° E

Athens International Airport, Athens, Greece

37° 56' 12.1956" N

23° 56' 48.3106" E

Sunday, September 25, 2016

(repeated Tuesday, September 27, 2016)

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WESTERNMOST: 98.28° E

Between Patong and Karon Beach
Phuket Island, Thailand


7° 51' 44.9346" N
98° 17' 1.4202" E

January 16, 2018

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Other temporary easternmost spots during January 2018
January 13, 2018 - Tian Tan Buddha/Ngong PingVillage
Lantau Island, Hong Kong
22° 15' 27.9108" N
113° 54' 6.663" E

January 11, 2018 - Hong Kong International Airport
22.314288 N
113.931159 E

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PRIOR NORTHERNMOST: 52.43° N

On the A10 Ring Road on the north side of Amsterdam

52° 25' 31.5552" N
4° 53' 16.0512" E
Saturday, May 14, 2016

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PREVIOUS PRIOR NORTHERNMOST: 51.45° N

On the Trans-Canada Highway, about 8 km NW of Lake Louise, Alberta

51° 27' 30.2652" N
116° 16' 7.3848" W
Saturday, May 23, 2015

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PRIOR SOUTHERNMOST: 12.07° N

Caracas Baai, Curaçao

12° 4' 8.439" N
68° 51' 42.1524"

Tuesday, June 13, 2007

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PRIOR EASTERNMOST: 7.06° E

Cologne, Germany
Transition ramp from southbound Autobahn 3 to Autobahn 4 and 59, east side of Köln
50° 55' 29.172" N
7° 3' 30.2522" E
Saturday, May 14, 2016

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The eastward march of my easternmost point in May 2016

Thursday, May 5, 2016: Heathrow Airport, London
Thursday, May 5, 2016: Tower Bridge, London
Friday, May 6, 2016: Royal Naval Observatory, Greenwich, England
Saturday, May 7, 2016 - 48.88°N 2.36°E: Gare du Nord, Paris
Sunday, May 8, 2016 - 48.86°N 2.39°E: Père La Chaise Cemetery, Paris
Tuesday, May 9, 2016 - 48.87°N 2.78°E: Marne La-Vallée RER Station, Disneyland Paris
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 50.84°N 4.34°E: Bruxelles Midi Station, Brussels*
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 50.84°N 4.38°E: Parlamentarium (European Parliament), Brussels
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 52.38°N 4.90°E: Amsterdam Centraal Station, Amsterdam*
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 52.37°N 4.93°E: Brouwerij t'IJ, Amsterdam

* - Also a new northern record at the time

PRIOR WESTERNMOST: 158.10° W

Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii

21° 35' 35.448" N
158° 6' 12.5892" W
Monday, February 14, 2011

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Conversions from Decimal to Degrees /Minutes/Seconds:
https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/dms-decimal

Secret Recipes Revealed Durinig Coronavirus Pandemic

Published April 10, 2020

Hilton Doubletree Hotels Chocolate Chip Cookies.

https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/doubletree-hotel-official-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe

Ingredients:

½ pound butter, softened (2 sticks)
¾ cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
2¼ cups flour
½ cup rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch cinnamon
2⅔ cups Nestle Tollhouse semi-sweet chocolate chips
1¾ cups chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
2. Add eggs, vanilla and lemon juice, blending with mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, then medium speed for about 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy, scraping down bowl.
3. With mixer on low speed, add flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, blending for about 45 seconds. Don’t overmix.
4. Remove bowl from mixer and stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.
5. Portion dough with a scoop (about 3 tablespoons) onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper about 2 inches apart.
6. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Bake for 20 to 23 minutes, or until edges are golden brown and center is still soft.
7. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheet for about 1 hour.

Cook’s note: You can freeze the unbaked cookies, and there’s no need to thaw. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F and place frozen cookies on parchment paper-lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake until edges are golden brown and center is still soft.

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Disneyland Churros Recipe

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/04/cooking-up-the-magic-create-disneymagicmoments-at-home-with-disney-parks-churro-bites-recipe/

Ingredients

1 cup water
8 tablespoons butter
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1½ cups vegetable or canola oil
½ cup sugar

Instructions

1. Combine water, butter, salt, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon in 1 ½-quart saucepan over medium heat. Bring pot to rolling boil.
2. Reduce heat to low.
3. Add flour and stir vigorously until mix forms a ball. Remove from heat and let rest for 5-7 min.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, and stir until combined. Set aside.
5. Heat oil in medium skillet or 1-quart saucepan over medium-high heat or until temperature reaches 350˚F.
6. Spoon dough into piping bag fitted with large star tip. Pipe 1-inch strip of dough over saucepan, cut with knife, and drop into hot oil. Repeat until churro bites fill saucepan with room to fry.
7. Fry churro bites until golden brown. Remove with slotted spoon or mesh spider strainer.
8. Drain churro bites on paper towel.
9. Mix sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl. Toss in churro bites until coated. Place on serving plate and serve with favorite dipping sauce.