Antipode of Brooklyn, United States

The opposite side of the world to Brooklyn is Augusta, Western Australia, Australia.

Brooklyn

United States

Continent: America

Coordinates: 40.650, -73.950

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: America

Coordinates: -40.650, 106.050

Augusta

Australia

Augusta is the closest city to Brooklyn's antipodal point (1,068 km).

The antipodal city to Brooklyn is Augusta. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Brooklyn is Augusta.

The distance from Brooklyn to Augusta 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 Brooklyn

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Augusta, WA Australia 1,068 km (-34.316, 115.159)
Gnarabup, WA Australia 1,083 km (-33.993, 114.996)
Margaret River, WA Australia 1,091 km (-33.955, 115.076)
Cowaramup, WA Australia 1,101 km (-33.850, 115.104)
Yallingup, WA Australia 1,113 km (-33.646, 115.035)
Pemberton, WA Australia 1,118 km (-34.443, 116.037)
Dunsborough, WA Australia 1,120 km (-33.615, 115.104)
Quindalup, WA Australia 1,121 km (-33.636, 115.149)
Marybrook, WA Australia 1,123 km (-33.653, 115.204)
Vasse, WA Australia 1,124 km (-33.693, 115.268)

Brooklyn, United States

Local time:

Coordinates: 40.6501° N 73.9496° 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 Brooklyn

The DMS coordinates are: 40°39'0.4'' N 73°56'58.5'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 40.6501°

LngO = -73.94958°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -40.6501°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -73.94958 + 180° = 106.05042°

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 Brooklyn is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-40.6501, 106.05042)

In DMS format: 40°39'0.4'' N 73°56'58.5'' W.

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