Putting your latitude in your signature

[Cedar Eater]

Since the maple season is typically later the further north you are, I put my sugarbush's latitude in my signature so when I give progress reports you can compare it to yours. If you do the same it might help me and others. If you don't know the latitude, you can check the Wikipedia entry for the nearest town.

[odave]

Great idea! You can get your latitude from Google Maps too. Just click on the map to set a pin - you will see a little popup window with a link on the latitude and longitude. Click on the link to open the "directions" panel on the left, which has your coordinates in degrees - minutes - seconds.

[Cedar Eater]

Thanks for that tip on google maps. I assume bing maps has something similar.

[billdean]

It's good to know where everyone is at

Billy
43-57'01'' N

[Plungerke]

great idea, hope more people do this.

[Cedar Eater]

In the lower peninsula, the furthest town south is Morenci at 41° 43' 15" N and the furthest north is Mac City at 45° 47' 02" N.

In the upper peninsula, the furthest town south is Menominee at 45° 6' 28" N and the furthest north is Copper Harbor at 47° 28' 08" N.

Proximity to the lakes and other micro-climate modifiers affect when your trees thaw relative to others at your latitude, but as a general rule, when other sugarbushes at your latitude are thawed, yours either is or will soon be.