Antipode of Vila Velha, Brazil

The opposite side of the world to Vila Velha is Hutami, Tokyo, Japan.

Vila Velha

Brazil

Continent: South America

Coordinates: -20.330, -40.293

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: South America

Coordinates: 20.330, 139.708

Hutami

Japan

Hutami is the closest city to Vila Velha's antipodal point (790 km).

The antipodal city to Vila Velha is Hutami. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Vila Velha is Hutami.

The distance from Vila Velha to Hutami is about 19,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 21 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.

Cities on the other side of the world of Vila Velha

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Hutami, Tokyo Japan 790 km (27.083, 142.201)
Ogasawara, Tokyo Japan 791 km (27.097, 142.204)
Saipan Northern Mariana Islands 855 km (15.212, 145.755)
San Jose Village, Tinian Northern Mariana Islands 863 km (14.968, 145.620)
Piti Village, Piti Guam 927 km (13.463, 144.693)
Asan-Maina Village, Asan Guam 928 km (13.472, 144.717)
Hagåtña, Hagatna Guam 929 km (13.476, 144.749)
Guam Government House, Hagatna Guam 930 km (13.472, 144.750)
Hagåtña Village, Hagatna Guam 930 km (13.473, 144.758)
Agana Heights Village, Agana Heights Guam 930 km (13.466, 144.748)

Vila Velha, Brazil

Local time:

Coordinates: 20.3297° S 40.2925° W

Hutami, Japan

Local time:

Coordinates: 27.0827° N 142.2014° E

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 Vila Velha

The DMS coordinates are: 20°19'47'' S 40°17'33'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -20.32972°

LngO = -40.2925°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 20.32972°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -40.2925 + 180° = 139.7075°

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 Vila Velha is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (20.32972, 139.7075)

In DMS format: 20°19'47'' S 40°17'33'' W.

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