it's fun to realize how southern the USA are compared to europe and africa. my hometown in the french alps, part of southern france by some definitions, and often experiencing heatwaves in the low 40's, is more north than minneapolis. miami is about at the same latitude as dubai, and only 4 degrees north of mekkah.

charleston, south carolina is at about the same latitude as marrakesh, morocco.

paris is at about the same latitude as the northernmost point in the contiguous 48 states

the southernmost point of alaska is more southern than edinburgh