2006-09-26 12:19:31 · 4 answers · asked by daisiedolphin 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Approximately 93 million miles. A little more in the summer and a little less in the winter. That's right, it's closer in the winter!
2006-09-26 12:27:54 · answer #1 · answered by Terisu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe stick to Daisies and Dolphins.
The sun is so far away that the sun is for all intents and purposes the same distance from all places on Earth.
The seasons are due to the tilt of the Earth and thus the angle of the sun's rays plus the length of daylight.
It has nothing whatsover to do with parts of the Earth being nearer to the sun, which your question implies.
2006-09-26 13:30:32 · answer #2 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
94.8 million miles. This is the aphelion distance in July. Summer in the entire northern hemisphere, not just in Ohio.
2006-09-26 12:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by Search first before you ask it 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"We make our closest approach to the Sun (147.5 million km) in January, that's called perihelion, and we're farthest from the Sun (152.6 million km) in July, that's aphelion."
2006-09-26 12:57:28 · answer #4 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋