* Degrees of Longitude: Longitude lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole. Each line of longitude is a meridian, and they are measured in degrees, with 0 degrees at the Prime Meridian and 180 degrees at the International Date Line. So, it's possible to say how many degrees of longitude a location is from the North Pole.
* Degrees of Latitude: Latitude lines run parallel to the equator, with the North Pole being at 90 degrees North and the South Pole at 90 degrees South.
Therefore, you can't measure the distance to the North Pole in degrees "around the Earth". You would need to use degrees of latitude to specify a location's distance from the North Pole.
For example, New York City is approximately 40 degrees North latitude. This means it's 50 degrees south of the North Pole (90 degrees - 40 degrees = 50 degrees).
