Antipode of Saint-Joseph, Reunion

The opposite side of the world to Saint-Joseph is El Morro, Baja California, Mexico.

Saint-Joseph

Reunion

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -21.378, 55.617

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 21.378, -124.383

El Morro

Mexico

El Morro is the closest city to Saint-Joseph's antipodal point (1,187 km).

The antipodal city to Saint-Joseph is El Morro. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Saint-Joseph is El Morro.

The distance from Saint-Joseph to El Morro is about 19,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 21 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.

Cities on the other side of the world of Saint-Joseph

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
El Morro, BCN Mexico 1,187 km (28.043, -115.187)
Bahía Tortugas, BCS Mexico 1,188 km (27.691, -114.897)
Bahía Asunción, BCS Mexico 1,206 km (27.142, -114.296)
Punta Abreojos, BCS Mexico 1,247 km (26.715, -113.575)
Guerrero Negro, BCN Mexico 1,275 km (27.969, -114.044)
El Rosario de Arriba, BCN Mexico 1,295 km (30.060, -115.724)
Nuevo Uruapan, BCN Mexico 1,297 km (30.073, -115.708)
Las Margaritas, BCS Mexico 1,305 km (27.618, -113.454)
Díaz Ordaz, BCS Mexico 1,307 km (27.647, -113.450)
San Francisco, BCS Mexico 1,309 km (27.645, -113.419)

Saint-Joseph, Reunion

Local time:

Coordinates: 21.3777° S 55.6169° E

El Morro, Mexico

Local time:

Coordinates: 28.0425° N 115.1869° 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 Saint-Joseph

The DMS coordinates are: 21°22'39.7'' S 55°37'0.9'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -21.3777°

LngO = 55.61691°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 21.3777°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 55.61691 - 180° = -124.38309°

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 Saint-Joseph is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (21.3777, -124.38309)

In DMS format: 21°22'39.7'' S 55°37'0.9'' E .

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