Antipode of San José Pinula, Guatemala

The opposite side of the world to San José Pinula is West Island, Cocos Islands.

San José Pinula

Guatemala

Continent: America

Coordinates: 14.546, -90.413

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: America

Coordinates: -14.546, 89.587

West Island

Cocos Islands

West Island is the closest city to San José Pinula's antipodal point (827 km).

The antipodal city to San José Pinula is West Island. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from San José Pinula is West Island.

The distance from San José Pinula to West Island 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 San José Pinula

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
West Island Cocos Islands 827 km (-12.157, 96.823)
Tuapejat, West Sumatra Indonesia 1,768 km (-2.028, 99.589)
Muara Siberut, West Sumatra Indonesia 1,781 km (-1.598, 99.211)
Flying Fish Cove Christmas Island 1,807 km (-10.422, 105.679)
Sikabaluan, West Sumatra Indonesia 1,810 km (-1.120, 98.992)
Ketahun, Bengkulu Indonesia 1,825 km (-3.390, 101.835)
Ipuh, Bengkulu Indonesia 1,826 km (-3.007, 101.484)
Bengkulu Indonesia 1,830 km (-3.800, 102.266)
Lais, Bengkulu Indonesia 1,832 km (-3.529, 102.050)
Mukomuko, Bengkulu Indonesia 1,833 km (-2.569, 101.112)

San José Pinula, Guatemala

Local time:

Coordinates: 14.546° N 90.4129° W

West Island, Cocos Islands

Local time:

Coordinates: 12.1568° S 96.8225° 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 San José Pinula

The DMS coordinates are: 14°32'45.6'' N 90°24'46.4'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 14.546°

LngO = -90.41288°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -14.546°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -90.41288 + 180° = 89.58712°

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 San José Pinula is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-14.546, 89.58712)

In DMS format: 14°32'45.6'' N 90°24'46.4'' W.

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