Antipode of Birmingham, United States
The opposite side of the world to Birmingham is Augusta, Western Australia, Australia.
Birmingham
United States
Continent: America
Coordinates: 42.547, -83.211
Antipodal point
Indian Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: -42.547, 96.789
Augusta
Australia
Augusta is the closest city to Birmingham's antipodal point (1,840 km).
The antipodal city to Birmingham is Augusta. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Birmingham is Augusta.
The distance from Birmingham to Augusta is about 18,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 20 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.
Cities on the other side of the world of Birmingham
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Birmingham's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Birmingham.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta, WA | Australia | 1,840 km | (-34.316, 115.159) |
| Gnarabup, WA | Australia | 1,849 km | (-33.993, 114.996) |
| Margaret River, WA | Australia | 1,857 km | (-33.955, 115.076) |
| Cowaramup, WA | Australia | 1,866 km | (-33.850, 115.104) |
| Yallingup, WA | Australia | 1,875 km | (-33.646, 115.035) |
| Dunsborough, WA | Australia | 1,882 km | (-33.615, 115.104) |
| Quindalup, WA | Australia | 1,884 km | (-33.636, 115.149) |
| Marybrook, WA | Australia | 1,887 km | (-33.653, 115.204) |
| Vasse, WA | Australia | 1,889 km | (-33.693, 115.268) |
| Abbey, WA | Australia | 1,890 km | (-33.664, 115.256) |
Birmingham, United States
Local time:
Coordinates: 42.5467° N 83.2113° W
Augusta, Australia
Local time:
Coordinates: 34.3157° S 115.1592° E
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 Birmingham
The DMS coordinates are: 42°32'48.1'' N 83°12'40.8'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 42.5467°
LngO = -83.21132°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -42.5467°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -83.21132 + 180° = 96.78868°
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 Birmingham is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-42.5467, 96.78868)
In DMS format: 42°32'48.1'' N 83°12'40.8'' W.