Seattle is located closest to what parallel of latitude
48 degrees North
The Equator.
There are 2 major lines of latitude located north of the equator. The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees north latitude while the Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees north latitude.
The Prime Meridian, it is located at 0 degrees latitude.
Seattle is located at 47° 36′ 35″ N, 122° 19′ 59″ W. The coordinates in decimal degrees is 47.609722 latitude and -122.333056 longitude.
48 degrees North
Minneapolis is farther north than Seattle. Minneapolis is at a latitude of about 44.98 degrees north while Seattle is at a latitude of about 47.61 degrees north.
The Equator.
The Equator
Seattle
There are 2 major lines of latitude located north of the equator. The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees north latitude while the Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees north latitude.
The Equator
Lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator (which is zero latitude).
Parallel. Latitude and longitude are perpendicular.
The equator is located at 0 degrees latitude. The angle of latitude starts at 0 at the equator and ends with +90 and -90 degrees at the North and South poles, respectively. Lines of latitude are parallel to each other.
The Prime Meridian, it is located at 0 degrees latitude.
That would be the 66.5° S parallel.