Antipode of Los Angeles, United States

The opposite side of the world to Los Angeles is Saint-Philippe, Réunion, Reunion.

Los Angeles

United States

Continent: America

Coordinates: 34.052, -118.244

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: America

Coordinates: -34.052, 61.756

Saint-Philippe

Reunion

Saint-Philippe is the closest city to Los Angeles's antipodal point (1,525 km).

The antipodal city to Los Angeles is Saint-Philippe. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Los Angeles is Saint-Philippe.

The distance from Los Angeles to Saint-Philippe 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 Los Angeles

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Saint-Philippe, Réunion Reunion 1,525 km (-21.361, 55.768)
Saint-Joseph, Réunion Reunion 1,529 km (-21.378, 55.617)
Petite-Île, Réunion Reunion 1,533 km (-21.353, 55.564)
Saint-Pierre, Réunion Reunion 1,538 km (-21.339, 55.478)
Le Tampon, Réunion Reunion 1,543 km (-21.277, 55.518)
Saint-Louis, Réunion Reunion 1,546 km (-21.286, 55.411)
Sainte-Rose, Réunion Reunion 1,547 km (-21.129, 55.796)
Entre-Deux, Réunion Reunion 1,549 km (-21.233, 55.467)
Les Avirons, Réunion Reunion 1,554 km (-21.241, 55.337)
Piton Saint-Leu, Réunion Reunion 1,557 km (-21.220, 55.315)

Los Angeles, United States

Local time:

Coordinates: 34.0522° N 118.2437° W

Saint-Philippe, Reunion

Local time:

Coordinates: 21.3609° S 55.7679° 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 Los Angeles

The DMS coordinates are: 34°3'8'' N 118°14'37.2'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 34.05223°

LngO = -118.24368°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -34.05223°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -118.24368 + 180° = 61.75632°

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 Los Angeles is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-34.05223, 61.75632)

In DMS format: 34°3'8'' N 118°14'37.2'' W.

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