The opposite side of the world to Horqueta is Yonakuni, Okinawa, Japan.
Paraguay
Continent: South America
Coordinates: -23.343, -57.052
Opposite side in the world
Continent: South America
Coordinates: 23.343, 122.948
Japan
Yonakuni is the closest city to Horqueta's antipodal point (125 km).
The antipodal city to Horqueta is Yonakuni. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Horqueta is Yonakuni.
The distance from Horqueta to Yonakuni 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 Horqueta's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Horqueta.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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Yonakuni, Okinawa | Japan | 125 km | (24.467, 123.000) |
Hualien City, Taiwan | Taiwan | 154 km | (23.977, 121.604) |
Ishigaki, Okinawa | Japan | 166 km | (24.345, 124.157) |
Taitung, Taiwan | Taiwan | 196 km | (22.760, 121.145) |
Taitung City, Taiwan | Taiwan | 196 km | (22.758, 121.144) |
Yilan, Taiwan | Taiwan | 198 km | (24.757, 121.753) |
Puli, Taiwan | Taiwan | 213 km | (23.966, 120.970) |
Jiufen, Taipei | Taiwan | 225 km | (25.110, 121.844) |
Lugu, Taiwan | Taiwan | 229 km | (23.746, 120.753) |
Xindian, Taipei | Taiwan | 229 km | (24.960, 121.539) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 23.3432° S 57.0521° W
Local time:
Coordinates: 24.4667° N 123° E
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 Horqueta
The DMS coordinates are: 23°20'35.6'' S 57°3'7.6'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -23.34323°
LngO = -57.05212°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 23.34323°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -57.05212 + 180° = 122.94788°
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 Horqueta is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (23.34323, 122.94788)
In DMS format: 23°20'35.6'' S 57°3'7.6'' W.