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Show STANDARD TIME.IN this Almanac the risings and settings of the Sun and Moon are given in local mean time, as heretofore. The Tides are given in sTANDARD TIME. Light face figures indicate A. M. time; heavy face P. M. time. To change to STANDARD TIME add or subtract the minutes as given below, according as they are marked plus or minus.Standard Time Divisions as adopted by the Railroads.EASTERN STANDARD . 75th Meridian. Canada, between Quebec and Detroit, . U. S. east of Buffalo, N. Y.; Pittsburg, Pa.; Wheeling and Huntington, W. Va.; Bristol, Tenn.; Charlotte, N. C., and Augusta, Ga.CENTRAL STANDARD.90th Meridian. West from "Eastern" limits, as above, to Broadview, Canada; to the Missouri River in Dakota; North Platte and McCook, Nebraska; Wallace and Dodge City, Kansas; Toyah and Sanderson, Texas.MOUNTAIN STANDARD. 105th Meridian. West from " Central" limits to Heron, Montana; Ogden, Utah; Needles and Yuma, Arizona.PACIFIC STANDARD.120th Meridian. West from "Mountain" limits to coast.Correction for the following Cities.Eastern Standard.75 Longitude.Minutes.Bangor, Me . 25Augusta, Me . 21Portland, Me . 19Boston, Mass . 16Newport, R. I . 15Providence, R. I . 14Concord, N. H . 14New London, Conn . 11Springfield, Mass . 10Montpelier, Vt . 10Hartford, Conn . 9Montreal, Que . 6Albany, N. Y . 5New York, N. Y . 4Utica, N. Y + 1Philadelphia, Pa . 1Syracuse, N. Y . 5Baltimore, Md . 6Washington, D. C . 8Rochester, N. Y . 11Buffalo, N. Y . 16Pittsburg, Pa +26Central Standard. Longitude.libra tea.Cleveland, Ohio . 33Columbus, Ohio . . 28Detroit, Mich . 28Toledo, Ohio . 26Dayton, Ohio "23Cincinnati, Ohio . 22Louisville, Ky . 18Indianapolis, Ind . 16Chicago, Ill . 10Milwaukee, Wis . 8Springfield, Ill . 2Memphis, Tenn oNew Orleans, La oSt. Louis, Mo . 1Rock Island, Ill + 3Dubuque, Iowa . 3Burlington, Iowa . 5St. Paul, Minn + 12Des Moines, Iowa + 14Kansas City, Mo . 18Galveston, Texas . 19Omaha, Neb + 24Monntain Standard.1050 Longitude.Denver, Col oSalt Lake City, Utah +28Pacific Standard.1200 Longitude.Sacramento, Cal + 6San Francisco, Cal + 10TIDE TABLE.To Find High Water (Standard Time) Add to, or Subtract from, High Water at New York. |