Antipode of Pointe Michel, Dominica

The opposite side of the world to Pointe Michel is Bilingurr, Western Australia, Australia.

Pointe Michel

Dominica

Continent: America

Coordinates: 15.260, -61.375

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: America

Coordinates: -15.260, 118.625

Bilingurr

Australia

Bilingurr is the closest city to Pointe Michel's antipodal point (484 km).

The antipodal city to Pointe Michel is Bilingurr. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Pointe Michel is Bilingurr.

The distance from Pointe Michel to Bilingurr 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 Pointe Michel

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Bilingurr, WA Australia 484 km (-17.909, 122.229)
Cable Beach, WA Australia 486 km (-17.961, 122.213)
Djugun, WA Australia 486 km (-17.954, 122.228)
Broome, WA Australia 487 km (-17.955, 122.239)
Dampier Peninsula, WA Australia 490 km (-16.932, 122.866)
Lagrange, WA Australia 507 km (-18.682, 121.785)
Roebuck, WA Australia 524 km (-18.171, 122.501)
Eighty Mile Beach, WA Australia 543 km (-19.241, 121.613)
Port Hedland, WA Australia 559 km (-20.312, 118.611)
South Hedland, WA Australia 570 km (-20.407, 118.601)

Pointe Michel, Dominica

Local time:

Coordinates: 15.2598° N 61.3745° W

Bilingurr, Australia

Local time:

Coordinates: 17.9091° S 122.2292° 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 Pointe Michel

The DMS coordinates are: 15°15'35.1'' N 61°22'28.3'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 15.25976°

LngO = -61.37452°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -15.25976°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -61.37452 + 180° = 118.62548°

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 Pointe Michel is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-15.25976, 118.62548)

In DMS format: 15°15'35.1'' N 61°22'28.3'' W.

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