18 Jun 2024

Halfway Between the Equator and the North Pole

45th Parallel marker

I do not have a list of places I need or want to go. However, I admit that while traveling, I always make a point to check some exciting and unplanned locations along the way. That happened when we were driving near the westernmost point of Europe. We had to detour slightly and go to Cabo da Roca in Portugal. When we visited Yellowstone NP a few years ago, we had to stop at the 45th Parallel marker.

Yellowstone River and the city of Gardiner, MT

As the title of this post indicated, the 45th Parallel of Latitude is the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole. The stop was very convenient because we were staying in Gardiner, Montana. Gardiner is just five miles from Yellowstone’s north gate. The north gate entrance is the one with the famous Roosevelt Arch.

So, as we drove into the park every day, we would drive by the marker. The marker will be there if you drive north or south on Highway 89. It is just north of Mammoth Hot Springs and by the Gardiner River.

Gardiner River after rainstorms

Also, around the area, you will see the beautiful Undine Falls and surrounding views of the Absaroka Mountains.


Yellowstone is not the only place with a 45th Parallel marker. Other cities in the US, Europe, and Asia are also crossed by that latitude marker. For example, Salem (Oregon), Minneapolis (Minnesota), and Richford (Vermont) also have 45th Parallel markers. In Europe and Asia, the 45th Parallel also crosses Bordeaux (France), Turin (Italy), and Horonobe (Japan).

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21 Responses

  1. Rebecca Cuningham
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    I grew up on the MN 45th parallel. Post about it on Thursday.

  2. Anne Sandler
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    Beautiful images Egidio. We’ve visited some of them–fantastic!

  3. Leanne Cole
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    I agree you have to stop at something like that. Great shots Egidio.

  4. Tra Italia e Finlandia
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    Anche Verona, la mia città, si trova più o meno sul 45′ parallelo. 😊

  5. restlessjo
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    Such beautiful scenery, Egidio! I may well make for Bordeaux next year and will bear that in mind.

  6. Toonsarah
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    Interesting post – we visited Yellowstone some years ago but I didn’t know about this marker so we failed to seek it out. And beautiful landscape photos too, as always from you 🙂

  7. margaret21
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    I never thought about this half-way-house line. A good place to be, on the whole!

  8. Willie Torres Jr.
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    Beautiful 🤗 Photos. Breathtaking ..

  9. Egidio Leitao
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    That’ll be great, Rebecca. I’m looking forward to your post.

  10. Egidio Leitao
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    Thank you, Anne.

  11. Egidio Leitao
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    Thanks, Leanne.

  12. Egidio Leitao
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    Molto interessante. C’è un segnale lì?

  13. Egidio Leitao
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    That would be great, Jo. Thanks for the comment.

  14. Egidio Leitao
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    Thank you, Sarah. I think we only discovered the marker because we were staying in Gardiner.

  15. Egidio Leitao
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    Thanks for commenting, Margaret.

  16. Egidio Leitao
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    Thanks for the compliment, Willie.

  17. Rebecca Cuningham
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    Thanks, Egídio. You are a great community member.

  18. Tra Italia e Finlandia
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    È un pochino più a sud. Dopo il fiume Po.

  19. Egidio Leitao
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    You’re very kind. Thanks, Rebecca.

  20. Anonymous
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    Lindas imagens. 💐 Parabéns 🎉

  21. Egidio Leitao
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    Obrigado

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