Since it is April Fool’s Day, I thought I would pass on an interesting piece of geographic trivia—one I had won many bets. Years ago, there a a syndicated newspaper columnist, L.M. Boyd, whose columns were filled with all kinds of interesting trivia. One of these caught my attention, since it was somewhat local in nature. Boyd dutifully noted that Reno, Nevada was west of Los Angeles, California. It does sound strange, but when one examines the curvature of the California coastline it becomes apparent. Or more scientifically, Reno’s Longitude is 119.29725 West and Los Angeles is 118.29122 West.

Tim