Antipode of Bloomington, United States
The opposite side of the world to Bloomington is Gnarabup, Western Australia, Australia.
Bloomington
United States
Continent: America
Coordinates: 39.165, -86.526
Antipodal point
Opposite side in the world
Continent: America
Coordinates: -39.165, 93.474
Gnarabup
Australia
Gnarabup is the closest city to Bloomington's antipodal point (2,004 km).
The antipodal city to Bloomington is Gnarabup. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Bloomington is Gnarabup.
The distance from Bloomington to Gnarabup 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 Bloomington
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Bloomington's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Bloomington.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnarabup, WA | Australia | 2,004 km | (-33.993, 114.996) |
| Augusta, WA | Australia | 2,005 km | (-34.316, 115.159) |
| Margaret River, WA | Australia | 2,013 km | (-33.955, 115.076) |
| Cowaramup, WA | Australia | 2,020 km | (-33.850, 115.104) |
| Yallingup, WA | Australia | 2,023 km | (-33.646, 115.035) |
| Dunsborough, WA | Australia | 2,030 km | (-33.615, 115.104) |
| Quindalup, WA | Australia | 2,033 km | (-33.636, 115.149) |
| Marybrook, WA | Australia | 2,037 km | (-33.653, 115.204) |
| Vasse, WA | Australia | 2,041 km | (-33.693, 115.268) |
| Abbey, WA | Australia | 2,041 km | (-33.664, 115.256) |
Bloomington, United States
Local time:
Coordinates: 39.1653° N 86.5264° W
Gnarabup, Australia
Local time:
Coordinates: 33.993° S 114.9965° 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 Bloomington
The DMS coordinates are: 39°9'55.2'' N 86°31'35'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 39.16533°
LngO = -86.52639°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -39.16533°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -86.52639 + 180° = 93.47361°
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 Bloomington is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-39.16533, 93.47361)
In DMS format: 39°9'55.2'' N 86°31'35'' W.
