Antipode of Butucu, Aruba

The opposite side of the world to Butucu is Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia.

Butucu

Aruba

Continent: America

Coordinates: 12.472, -69.914

Antipodal point

Indian Ocean

Exact location on the other side of the world

Coordinates: -12.472, 110.086

Pacitan

Indonesia

Pacitan is the closest city to Butucu's antipodal point (486 km).

The antipodal city to Butucu is Pacitan. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Butucu is Pacitan.

The distance from Butucu to Pacitan is about 20,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 22 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.

Cities on the other side of the world of Butucu

This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Butucu's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Butucu.

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Pacitan, East Java Indonesia 486 km (-8.194, 111.103)
Ngulung Kulon, East Java Indonesia 487 km (-8.304, 111.507)
Ngulung Wetan, East Java Indonesia 487 km (-8.293, 111.487)
Krajan Craken, East Java Indonesia 489 km (-8.296, 111.544)
Sobo, East Java Indonesia 489 km (-8.282, 111.511)
Munjungan, East Java Indonesia 489 km (-8.303, 111.579)
Tawing, East Java Indonesia 490 km (-8.307, 111.596)
Banjar, East Java Indonesia 490 km (-8.268, 111.480)
Nglebeng, East Java Indonesia 490 km (-8.256, 111.454)
Bendoroto, East Java Indonesia 490 km (-8.308, 111.610)
Butucu, Aruba

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Aruba

Coordinates: 12.4725° N 69.9144° W

Elevation: 65 m (213 ft)

Pacitan, Indonesia

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Jakarta

Coordinates: 8.1939° S 111.1033° E

Elevation: 10 m (33 ft)

How to calculate the antipodal point?

The antipode can be calculated by understanding the geographic coordinates and applying simple formulas. We will use the following variables:

  • LatO: Latitude at the origin point.
  • LngO: Longitude at the origin point.
  • LatA: Latitude at the antipodal point.
  • LngA: Longitude at the antipodal point.

Step 1: Obtain the geographic coordinates of Butucu

The DMS coordinates are: 12°28'20.9'' N 69°54'51.8'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 12.47246°

LngO = -69.91439°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -12.47246°

Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -69.91439 + 180° = 110.08561°

Since the longitude is negative, we sum 180° to ensure the final value lies between (-180, 180). If it were the other way around, we would subtract 180° for the same reason.

Result:

The antipode of Butucu is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-12.47246, 110.08561)

In DMS format: 12°28'20.9'' N 69°54'51.8'' W.

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