The opposite side of the world to Baguio is San Matías, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Philippines
Continent: Asia
Coordinates: 16.416, 120.593
Bolivia
Continent: South America
Coordinates: -16.416, -59.407
Bolivia
San Matías is the closest city to Baguio' antipodal point (108 km).
The antipodal city to Baguio is San Matías. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Baguio is San Matías.
The distance from Baguio to San Matías 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 Baguio's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Baguio.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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San Matías, Santa Cruz | Bolivia | 108 km | (-16.367, -58.400) |
Pontes e Lacerda, MT | Brazil | 132 km | (-15.226, -59.335) |
Concepción, Santa Cruz | Bolivia | 159 km | (-16.433, -60.900) |
San Ignacio de Velasco, Santa Cruz | Bolivia | 165 km | (-16.367, -60.950) |
San Pedro, Santa Cruz | Bolivia | 211 km | (-18.283, -59.817) |
Roboré, Santa Cruz | Bolivia | 216 km | (-18.335, -59.761) |
Puerto Quijarro, Santa Cruz | Bolivia | 231 km | (-17.783, -57.767) |
Barra do Bugres, MT | Brazil | 281 km | (-15.073, -57.181) |
Nova Olímpia, MT | Brazil | 289 km | (-14.797, -57.288) |
Poconé, MT | Brazil | 298 km | (-16.257, -56.623) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 16.4164° N 120.5931° E
Local time:
Coordinates: 16.3667° S 58.4° 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 Baguio
The DMS coordinates are: 16°24'59'' N 120°35'35'' E .
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 16.41639°
LngO = 120.59306°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -16.41639°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = 120.59306 - 180° = -59.40694°
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 Baguio is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-16.41639, -59.40694)
In DMS format: 16°24'59'' N 120°35'35'' E .