Antipode of Sanford, United States
The opposite side of the world to Sanford is Denham, Western Australia, Australia.
Sanford
United States
Continent: America
Coordinates: 28.801, -81.273
Antipodal point
Opposite side in the world
Continent: America
Coordinates: -28.801, 98.727
Denham
Australia
Denham is the closest city to Sanford's antipodal point (1,498 km).
The antipodal city to Sanford is Denham. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Sanford is Denham.
The distance from Sanford to Denham 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 Sanford
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Sanford's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Sanford.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denham, WA | Australia | 1,498 km | (-25.927, 113.533) |
| Kalbarri, WA | Australia | 1,519 km | (-27.711, 114.165) |
| South Carnarvon, WA | Australia | 1,545 km | (-24.893, 113.658) |
| Brockman, WA | Australia | 1,545 km | (-24.881, 113.654) |
| Carnarvon, WA | Australia | 1,545 km | (-24.883, 113.657) |
| Morgantown, WA | Australia | 1,545 km | (-24.877, 113.659) |
| West End, WA | Australia | 1,547 km | (-28.782, 114.579) |
| East Carnarvon, WA | Australia | 1,547 km | (-24.864, 113.678) |
| Beachlands, WA | Australia | 1,549 km | (-28.786, 114.602) |
| Mahomets Flats, WA | Australia | 1,550 km | (-28.792, 114.613) |
Sanford, United States
Local time:
Coordinates: 28.8006° N 81.2731° W
Denham, Australia
Local time:
Coordinates: 25.9268° S 113.5333° 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 Sanford
The DMS coordinates are: 28°48'2'' N 81°16'23.2'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 28.80055°
LngO = -81.27312°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -28.80055°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -81.27312 + 180° = 98.72688°
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 Sanford is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-28.80055, 98.72688)
In DMS format: 28°48'2'' N 81°16'23.2'' W.
