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Odd numbered interstates run north and south. Even numbered interstates run east and west
It is a longitude. The "E" means east of the chosen reference point (meridian) - nowadays, usually the Greenwich meridian is used. Minutes and seconds are subdivisions of a degree; 1 degree = 60 minutes, and 1 minute = 60 seconds.
Easiest way to figure this out is to get a piece of lined paper and draw a whole bunch of lines. Then make sure you plot all of these on a line heading east (like a compass rose. Put Sue on one line, then Ned in relation to her, Fran in relation to her. Then you can add Joey in relation to Ned. Then you can figure out how many blocks in between by just counting the lines between their houses.
Going clockwise, the 16 directions are... North North North East North East East North East East East South East South East South South East South South South West South West West South West West West North West North West North North West ...and back to North again.
Every north latitude between 54.65 - 71.38 degrees, including the Arctic Circle, as well as every west longitude between 130.02 - 180 degrees and every east longitude between 172.45 - 180 degrees, traverses the state of Alaska.