To this, the explanation is that the North/South signs are by Caltrans (the State). While the Valley portion of the 101 is literally going East and West, the 101 Freeway as a whole goes North and ...

Back then, the east-west difference was 98.24 miles compared to a north-south difference of 90.90 miles, or 7.34 miles longer from east to west than north to south.

The north-south orientation allows the sun to penetrate the garden by shining down the rows. This is especially helpful during the winter gardening period when the sun stays relatively low in the sky.

Answer Man: I noticed a street sign on Prince Lane marking where North Prince Lane and South Prince Lane divide. The sign is in the middle of the block (not at an intersection) between two houses.

My new ADC street atlas for Lancaster County (by the Kappa Map Group, and not as good as the old atlases) shows that Lancaster’s street grid is not true north-south-east-west. It is skewed to ...