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I looked up the parallels for Bellingham Washington and Thunder Bay Ontario. Both are at the 48th parallel but Thunder Bay's sunset is at 9:46. The sunset in Bellingham is 9:00. How can that be if they're both at the same parallel? Would it be due to elevation?

I looked up the parallels for Bellingham Washington and Thunder Bay Ontario. Both are at the 48th parallel but Thunder Bay's sunset is at 9:46. The sunset in Bellingham is 9:00. How can that be if they're both at the same parallel? Would it be due to elevation?

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Just to add to your point to really exaggerate it: If you travel a little bit West from Williston, and now find yourself in the Mountain time zone, your sunset will be at 8:58 on the same day that it is 9:58 in Williston.