The Prime Meridian

I have seen the Meridian Line, 0 degrees longitude.
I’m into time, I’m into watches and time pieces.
For me, this was very neat-​o and a cool thing to see!

Have you ever stepped on the line that divides the Earth into the West and East Hemisphere? 0 degree longitude?! Well, here’s the chance in this beautiful hill of Greenwich Village in London!
Even though it was quite far going to Greenwich Village from Westminster by ferry, it was totally worth! Upon arrival at the dock, we still need to walk thru the town, pass thru the museum, and then hike up the hill to stand on «the line.» Yes, in reality it’s just a line, but come on, how cool is it to say that you stepped on the Prime Meridian of the Earth?!
Not only was there only the Prime Meridian, there were many other landmarks, museums, and the park, such as the Royal Observatory, Planetarium, Maritime Museum, and Greenwich Park to name a few. I specifically enjoyed the park because it’s located on a hill, which allows you to get a beautiful view of LONDON city! Very breathtaking! I went there during the day time, but I can imagine how serene and romantic it would be to lie down on the green luscious field while watching the sunsets with its rainbow color skies!
Definitely come up to the hill if you decide to visit Greenwich!

Note to tourists, you might want to check for the possibility of any «fun runs» through Greenwich Park before heading out. The taxi could only get us so far, and we had difficulty even getting through parts of the park on foot.
But where else can you stand upon both the eastern and western hemispheres simultaneously? Well, arbitrarily, anywhere. But officially, only here!
For admission, you get to stand on the line as well as visit Flamsteed House and the Time galleries. That portion was really not my thing, but I stood on the line and took a picture. So kind of 2 stars, but 4 for the novelty, much like Four Corners and that isn’t even in the right place!

Yes. I stood on it. That is all.

It wasn’t as exciting as I thought it to be, since I didn’t even know i was STANDING ON IT when i found it. BUT definitely worth visiting!!! How many people can say they been? Well, probably a lot, but at least you can be one of them ;)

This is a far way to go from Central London (a tube ride, a DLR ride, and then a bit of a walk… up hill) just to see the Prime Meridian. But, if you are close-​by, don’t leave Greenwich without stopping by here and taking a picture with you standing along the Prime Meridian!

Imagine the good old days before timekeeping was standardised and the time in Bristol was 8 minutes behind London. The train schedules were a nightmare and you had to keep constantly adjusting your watch as your travelled east and west
Sadly you can no longer use this excuse for being to work as here in Greenwich, you can see part of the system which has created the spoilsport to all that fun.
This marks the longitude for Greenwich Mean Time — zero degrees longitude. You’ll find plenty of visitors here looking at it and then wandering off. They work out, sadly too late like most, that you need to be at the International Date Line on the other side of the planet to be able to go a day back and forth by jumping on either side of that line!

Once… just once… there really isn’t a need to come back here time after time (unless you keep stepping back across timelines).
and… btw… for those who don’t know… it’s pronounced «Gren-​itch», not «Green-​witch»
Again… free, a healthy walk… this one not quite as easy to get to from tube/​DLR, but still, worth a bit of a perusal.

it felt good to stand here. although it was my second time crossing the hemisphere. we were a little disheartend because the day that we were there they couldnt make any sound in the observatory because of the filming of some documentary, so everything was turned off, i wanted to see the laser shoot through the sky, but that never happened. i guess it makes me want to go back.

Have you ever wonder what Greenwich Mean Time meant ?(ok UKers we know you know but we are not so smart in the US :))
Well that is where the Prime Meridian is and you can come here to see where our timezones begin… or something like that. :)
Stupid American! LOL!

«One day, a once-​was-​stranger and I went on a mission to find the prime meridian. As I understood it the prime meridian was either A. The point where timezones start or B. the leader of Britain with a slightly clandestine name or C. a big plate of piping hot banana pancakes. I only vaguely understood its significance, but it sounded like an exciting foray into the unknown.
The meridian is located atop of old smokey all covered in cheese where you lost your poor meatball. This large hill is in the middle of the Audrey-​Hepburn-​beautiful Greenwich park.
After your trek scrambling up the pile of spaghetti, there it is, the prime meridian, a line of tomato sauce red illuminated with lights and crowned with a sign stating various numbers of varying importance. I felt obligated to straddle the line and waver between two timezones, or whatever it was. As I learned, thanks to in depth research done by my wayfaring companion, the prime meridian is zero latitude and opposite the international date line.
Not a bad place to tromp around while looking for your meatball.