Antipode of Loen, Marshall Islands

The opposite side of the world to Loen is Georgetown, Ascension, Saint Helena.

Loen

Marshall Islands

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: 7.760, 168.231

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: -7.760, -11.769

Georgetown

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.

Cities on the other side of the world of Loen

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
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)

Loen, Marshall Islands

Local time:

Coordinates: 7.7601° N 168.2307° E

Georgetown, Saint Helena

Local time:

Coordinates: 7.9286° S 14.4119° W

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 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 .

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