These American cities share surprising latitudes with global counterparts
Chicago and Rome line up, what else?
(Quinn Harris-USA TODAY NETWORK)
Chicago and Rome aren’t cities that are often associated— apart from their shared love of pizza of course.
But they also share a spot along the 41st latitude, which makes for an interesting map game. Namely, what global cities would you hit if you set out on a straight line from an American one?
Our findings are below.
Fairbanks, Alaska: Reykavik, Iceland
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Seattle: Zurich, Switzerland
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Portland, Oregon: Milan, Italy
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San Francisco: Athens, Greece
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San Jose: Seville, Spain
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Los Angeles: Rabat, Morocco
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San Diego: Tripoli, Libya
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Chicago: Rome, Italy
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Detroit: Sofia, Bulgaria
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Boston: Dubrovnik, Croatia
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New York City: Naples, Italy
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Houston: Kuwait City, Kuwait
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Dallas: Tel Aviv, Israel
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San Antonio: Beni Suef, Egypt
(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Miami: United Arab Emirates
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Jacksonville, Florida: Cairo, Egypt
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Tampa, Florida: Las Palmas, Spain
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Phoenix: Casablanca, Morocco
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Milwaukee: Marseille, France
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Minneapolis: Belgrade, Serbia
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Omaha, Nebraska: Barcelona, Spain
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Atlanta: Beirut, Lebanon
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Charlotte: Tehran, Iran
(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Philadelphia: Ankara, Turkey
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Pittsburgh: Madrid, Spain
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Cleveland: Istanbul, Turkey
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