Show reckoning longitude longitude in the united kingdom and generally centrally in the united states la is reckoned from greenwich degrees being known as cast longitude and west longitude from that point until they meet in the pacific ocean at ISO degrees from greenwich the opposite zero point asia being ln east longitude and tle the united states in west longitude for the same reason the term orient Is applied to the east and occident to the west it may le be said that germany reckons longitude from berlin france from paris and spain from madrid while sometimes it Is reckoned in this country from washington ington but usually speaking ing greenwich Is meant |