Antipode of Papakura, New Zealand
The opposite side of the world to Papakura is El Saucejo, Andalusia, Spain.
Papakura
New Zealand
Continent: Oceania
Coordinates: -37.066, 174.944
Antipodal point
Opposite side in the world
Continent: Oceania
Coordinates: 37.066, -5.056
El Saucejo
Spain
El Saucejo is the closest city to Papakura's antipodal point (4 km).
The antipodal city to Papakura is El Saucejo. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Papakura is El Saucejo.
The distance from Papakura to El Saucejo 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 Papakura
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Papakura's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Papakura.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Saucejo, Andalusia | Spain | 4 km | (37.072, -5.098) |
| Los Corrales, Andalusia | Spain | 7 km | (37.099, -4.984) |
| Almargen, Andalusia | Spain | 8 km | (37.002, -5.022) |
| Martín de la Jara, Andalusia | Spain | 10 km | (37.109, -4.963) |
| Algámitas, Andalusia | Spain | 10 km | (37.015, -5.149) |
| Villanueva de San Juan, Andalusia | Spain | 11 km | (37.050, -5.175) |
| Cañete la Real, Andalusia | Spain | 13 km | (36.952, -5.024) |
| Teba, Andalusia | Spain | 15 km | (36.984, -4.919) |
| Campillos, Andalusia | Spain | 17 km | (37.048, -4.863) |
| Sierra de Yeguas, Andalusia | Spain | 18 km | (37.124, -4.868) |
Papakura, New Zealand
Local time:
Coordinates: 37.0657° S 174.9439° E
El Saucejo, Spain
Local time:
Coordinates: 37.0724° N 5.0982° 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 Papakura
The DMS coordinates are: 37°3'56.6'' S 174°56'38.1'' E .
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -37.06573°
LngO = 174.94393°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 37.06573°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = 174.94393 - 180° = -5.05607°
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 Papakura is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (37.06573, -5.05607)
In DMS format: 37°3'56.6'' S 174°56'38.1'' E .
