The opposite side of the world to Loen is Georgetown, Ascension, Saint Helena.
Marshall Islands
Continent: Oceania
Coordinates: 7.760, 168.231
Opposite side in the world
Continent: Oceania
Coordinates: -7.760, -11.769
Saint Helena
Georgetown is the closest city to Loen's antipodal point (292 km).
The antipodal city to Loen is Georgetown. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Loen is Georgetown.
The distance from Loen to Georgetown is about 20,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 22 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Loen's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Loen.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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Georgetown, Ascension | Saint Helena | 292 km | (-7.929, -14.412) |
Half Tree Hollow, Saint Helena | Saint Helena | 1,119 km | (-15.937, -5.720) |
Jamestown, Saint Helena | Saint Helena | 1,119 km | (-15.939, -5.717) |
Longwood, Saint Helena | Saint Helena | 1,122 km | (-15.949, -5.686) |
Harper, Maryland | Liberia | 1,416 km | (4.378, -7.711) |
Barclayville, Grand Kru | Liberia | 1,430 km | (4.674, -8.233) |
Tabou, Bas-Sassandra | Ivory Coast | 1,434 km | (4.423, -7.353) |
Greenville, Sinoe | Liberia | 1,444 km | (5.011, -9.039) |
Cestos City, River Cess | Liberia | 1,482 km | (5.457, -9.582) |
San-Pédro, Bas-Sassandra | Ivory Coast | 1,496 km | (4.749, -6.636) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 7.7601° N 168.2307° E
Local time:
Coordinates: 7.9286° S 14.4119° W
The antipode can be calculated by understanding the geographic coordinates and applying simple formulas. We will use the following variables:
Step 1: Obtain the geographic coordinates of Loen
The DMS coordinates are: 7°45'36.3'' N 168°13'50.6'' E .
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 7.76007°
LngO = 168.23072°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -7.76007°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = 168.23072 - 180° = -11.76928°
Since the longitude is positive, we subtract 180° to ensure the final value lies between (-180, 180). If it were the other way around, we would sum 180° for the same reason.
Result:
The antipode of Loen is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-7.76007, -11.76928)
In DMS format: 7°45'36.3'' N 168°13'50.6'' E .