44th parallel north

The 44th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 44 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Line across the Earth
44°
44th parallel north

At this latitude, astronomically, the dusk is visible circa 15 hours 29 minutes before the dawn during the summer solstice (at the Equator circa 12 hours 7 minutes) and 8 hours, 53 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 44° north passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
44°0′N 0°0′E / 44.000°N 0.000°E / 44.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)  FrancePassing through Montauban
44°0′N 7°39′E / 44.000°N 7.650°E / 44.000; 7.650 (Italy)  Italy
44°0′N 8°10′E / 44.000°N 8.167°E / 44.000; 8.167 (Mediterranean Sea)Mediterranean SeaGulf of Genoa
44°0′N 10°6′E / 44.000°N 10.100°E / 44.000; 10.100 (Italy)  ItalyPassing just north of  San Marino
44°0′N 12°40′E / 44.000°N 12.667°E / 44.000; 12.667 (Adriatic Sea)Adriatic Sea
44°0′N 15°2′E / 44.000°N 15.033°E / 44.000; 15.033 (Croatia)  CroatiaIslands of Dugi Otok, Pašman, and the mainland
44°0′N 16°32′E / 44.000°N 16.533°E / 44.000; 16.533 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°0′N 19°14′E / 44.000°N 19.233°E / 44.000; 19.233 (Serbia)  SerbiaFor about 3 km
44°0′N 19°16′E / 44.000°N 19.267°E / 44.000; 19.267 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°0′N 19°34′E / 44.000°N 19.567°E / 44.000; 19.567 (Serbia)  SerbiaPassing through Kragujevac
44°0′N 22°25′E / 44.000°N 22.417°E / 44.000; 22.417 (Bulgaria)  BulgariaPassing through Vidin
44°0′N 22°55′E / 44.000°N 22.917°E / 44.000; 22.917 (Romania)  RomaniaPassing just north of Alexandria
44°0′N 26°13′E / 44.000°N 26.217°E / 44.000; 26.217 (Bulgaria)  Bulgaria
44°0′N 27°41′E / 44.000°N 27.683°E / 44.000; 27.683 (Romania)  RomaniaFor about 15 km
44°0′N 27°53′E / 44.000°N 27.883°E / 44.000; 27.883 (Bulgaria)  BulgariaFor about 4 km
44°0′N 27°56′E / 44.000°N 27.933°E / 44.000; 27.933 (Romania)  Romania
44°0′N 28°40′E / 44.000°N 28.667°E / 44.000; 28.667 (Black Sea)Black Sea
44°0′N 39°11′E / 44.000°N 39.183°E / 44.000; 39.183 (Russia)  RussiaPassing just south of Pyatigorsk
44°0′N 47°23′E / 44.000°N 47.383°E / 44.000; 47.383 (Caspian Sea)Caspian SeaPassing just north of Chechen Island,  Russia
44°0′N 50°55′E / 44.000°N 50.917°E / 44.000; 50.917 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
44°0′N 56°0′E / 44.000°N 56.000°E / 44.000; 56.000 (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan
44°0′N 61°26′E / 44.000°N 61.433°E / 44.000; 61.433 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan
44°0′N 80°27′E / 44.000°N 80.450°E / 44.000; 80.450 (China)  People's Republic of ChinaXinjiang — passing about 22 km north of Ürümqi
44°0′N 95°30′E / 44.000°N 95.500°E / 44.000; 95.500 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
44°0′N 111°50′E / 44.000°N 111.833°E / 44.000; 111.833 (China)  People's Republic of ChinaInner Mongolia
Jilin — passing just north of Changchun
Heilongjiang
Jilin - for about 2 km
Heilongjiang - for <1 km
Jilin - for about 10 km
Heilongjiang
Jilin - for about 5 km
Heilongjiang
44°0′N 131°15′E / 44.000°N 131.250°E / 44.000; 131.250 (Russia)  Russia
44°0′N 135°32′E / 44.000°N 135.533°E / 44.000; 135.533 (Sea of Japan)Sea of Japan
44°0′N 141°39′E / 44.000°N 141.650°E / 44.000; 141.650 (Japan)  JapanIsland of Hokkaidō:
— Hokkaidō Prefecture
44°0′N 144°17′E / 44.000°N 144.283°E / 44.000; 144.283 (Sea of Okhotsk)Sea of Okhotsk
44°0′N 144°54′E / 44.000°N 144.900°E / 44.000; 144.900 (Japan)  JapanIsland of Hokkaidō:
— Hokkaidō Prefecture - Shiretoko Peninsula
44°0′N 145°10′E / 44.000°N 145.167°E / 44.000; 145.167 (Nemuro Strait)Nemuro Strait
44°0′N 145°39′E / 44.000°N 145.650°E / 44.000; 145.650 (Kuril Islands)Kuril IslandsKunashir Island, administered by  Russia but claimed by  Japan
44°0′N 145°48′E / 44.000°N 145.800°E / 44.000; 145.800 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPassing just north of the island of Shikotan, administered by  Russia, claimed by  Japan
44°0′N 124°8′W / 44.000°N 124.133°W / 44.000; -124.133 (United States)  United States
44th parallel in Wisconsin, United States
Oregon - passing just south of Eugene and Bend
Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota - passing just south of Rapid City
Minnesota - passing through Rochester
Wisconsin - passing through Oshkosh
44°0′N 87°41′W / 44.000°N 87.683°W / 44.000; -87.683 (Lake Michigan)Lake Michigan
44°0′N 86°28′W / 44.000°N 86.467°W / 44.000; -86.467 (United States)  United StatesMichigan
44°0′N 82°45′W / 44.000°N 82.750°W / 44.000; -82.750 (Lake Huron)Lake Huron
44°0′N 81°44′W / 44.000°N 81.733°W / 44.000; -81.733 (Canada)  CanadaOntario
44°0′N 77°0′W / 44.000°N 77.000°W / 44.000; -77.000 (Lake Ontario)Lake Ontario
44°0′N 76°16′W / 44.000°N 76.267°W / 44.000; -76.267 (United States)  United StatesNew York - passing just north of Watertown
Vermont - passing through Middlebury
New Hampshire
Maine
44°0′N 69°8′W / 44.000°N 69.133°W / 44.000; -69.133 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic OceanGulf of Maine - passing just south of Vinalhaven Island and Isle au Haut, Maine,  United States
44°0′N 66°9′W / 44.000°N 66.150°W / 44.000; -66.150 (Canada)  CanadaNova Scotia
44°0′N 64°40′W / 44.000°N 64.667°W / 44.000; -64.667 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
44°0′N 59°46′W / 44.000°N 59.767°W / 44.000; -59.767 (Canada)  CanadaNova Scotia - Sable Island
44°0′N 59°45′W / 44.000°N 59.750°W / 44.000; -59.750 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
44°0′N 1°21′W / 44.000°N 1.350°W / 44.000; -1.350 (France)  France

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