Antipode of Vaitogi, American Samoa

The opposite side of the world to Vaitogi is Damagaram Takèr, Zinder Region, Niger.

Vaitogi

American Samoa

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: -14.353, -170.738

Antipodal point

Niger

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 14.353, 9.262

Damagaram Takèr

Niger

Damagaram Takèr is the closest city to Vaitogi's antipodal point (34 km).

The antipodal city to Vaitogi is Damagaram Takèr. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Vaitogi is Damagaram Takèr.

The distance from Vaitogi to Damagaram Takèr is about 20,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 22 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.

Cities on the other side of the world of Vaitogi

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Damagaram Takèr, Zinder Region Niger 34 km (14.138, 9.484)
Zinder, Zinder Region Niger 67 km (13.807, 8.988)
Mirriah, Zinder Region Niger 72 km (13.707, 9.150)
Tanout, Zinder Region Niger 79 km (14.971, 8.888)
Takiéta, Zinder Region Niger 109 km (13.681, 8.529)
Gouré, Zinder Region Niger 116 km (13.984, 10.270)
Kantché, Zinder Region Niger 125 km (13.539, 8.463)
Matamey, Zinder Region Niger 133 km (13.423, 8.475)
Bélbéji, Zinder Region Niger 142 km (14.677, 7.983)
Dungas, Zinder Region Niger 143 km (13.062, 9.343)
Vaitogi, American Samoa

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Pago_Pago

Coordinates: 14.3526° S 170.738° W

Elevation: 2 m (7 ft)

Damagaram Takèr, Niger

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Niamey

Coordinates: 14.1377° N 9.4842° E

Elevation: 435 m (1,427 ft)

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 Vaitogi

The DMS coordinates are: 14°21'9.3'' S 170°44'16.7'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -14.35259°

LngO = -170.73796°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 14.35259°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -170.73796 + 180° = 9.26204°

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 Vaitogi is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (14.35259, 9.26204)

In DMS format: 14°21'9.3'' S 170°44'16.7'' W.

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