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Find the 45th Parallel North in the United States

Driving the 45th Parallel North: The Chief Blonde hanging out at the 45th Parallel sign in Gaylord, Michigan (along 1-75 expressway)

What is the 45th Parallel North?

According to Wikipedia:

The 45th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 45 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane. The 45th parallel north is often called the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole.

Driving the 45th Parallel North in the United States

In the US, the 45th parallel crosses 11 states, (Oregon, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine) and would take about 65 hours non-stop to drive, a distance of 3700 miles. What a fun trip to drive!

Walt risks life and limb to hang out in the median of I-75 Northbound at the sign marking the 45th Parallel North.

Just like in Gaylord, MI, along I-75 North, where Walt and I stopped, across the US the 45th parallel North is marked in many places on highways by a sign proclaiming that the location is halfway between the North Pole and the Equator.

If you did want participate in the driving the 45th Parallel North trip, your course would proceed through these states, towns and villages in the United States:

City	State
Rose Lodge	Oregon
Keizer	Oregon
Hayesville	Oregon
Silverton	Oregon
New Meadows	Idaho
Gardiner	Montana
Grant	Montana
Faith	South Dakota
Eagle Butte	South Dakota
North Eagle Butte	South Dakota
Gettysburg	South Dakota
Madison	Minnesota
Raymond	Minnesota
Minneapolis	Minnesota
Colfax	Wisconsin
Dorchester	Wisconsin
Suring	Wisconsin
Leland	Michigan
Traverse City	Michigan
Gaylord	Michigan
Atlanta	Michigan
Alpena	Michigan
Lion’s head	Ontario
Bracebridge	Ontario
Cornwall	Ontario
Dundee	Quebec
Champlain	New York
Rouses Point	New York
Alburgh	Vermont
Richford	Vermont
North Troy	Vermont
Derby Line	Vermont
Highgate	Vermont
Clarksville	New Hampshire
Bingham	Maine
Rangeley	Maine
Dexter	Maine