Antipode of Palmerston North, New Zealand

The opposite side of the world to Palmerston North is San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Madrid, Spain.

Palmerston North

New Zealand

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: -40.356, 175.611

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: 40.356, -4.389

San Martín de Valdeiglesias

Spain

San Martín de Valdeiglesias is the closest city to Palmerston North' antipodal point (1 km).

The antipodal city to Palmerston North is San Martín de Valdeiglesias. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Palmerston North is San Martín de Valdeiglesias.

The distance from Palmerston North to San Martín de Valdeiglesias 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 Palmerston North

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Madrid Spain 1 km (40.362, -4.398)
Pelayos de la Presa, Madrid Spain 5 km (40.361, -4.335)
Cadalso de los Vidrios, Madrid Spain 7 km (40.301, -4.433)
Rozas de Puerto Real, Madrid Spain 9 km (40.317, -4.483)
Navahondilla, Castille and León Spain 10 km (40.325, -4.497)
Villa del Prado, Madrid Spain 11 km (40.279, -4.305)
El Tiemblo, Castille and León Spain 12 km (40.415, -4.502)
Navas del Rey, Madrid Spain 12 km (40.386, -4.251)
Cenicientos, Madrid Spain 12 km (40.265, -4.467)
Cebreros, Castille and León Spain 13 km (40.458, -4.464)

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Local time:

Coordinates: 40.3564° S 175.6111° E

San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Spain

Local time:

Coordinates: 40.3619° N 4.3983° 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 Palmerston North

The DMS coordinates are: 40°21'22.9'' S 175°36'40.1'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -40.35636°

LngO = 175.61113°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 40.35636°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 175.61113 - 180° = -4.38887°

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 Palmerston North is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (40.35636, -4.38887)

In DMS format: 40°21'22.9'' S 175°36'40.1'' E .

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