The opposite side of the world to San Francisco is West Island, Cocos Islands.
Panama
Continent: America
Coordinates: 8.634, -82.728
Indian Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: -8.634, 97.272
Cocos Islands
West Island is the closest city to San Francisco's antipodal point (393 km).
The antipodal city to San Francisco is West Island. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from San Francisco is West Island.
The distance from San Francisco to West Island is about 20,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 22 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to San Francisco's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from San Francisco.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|
West Island | Cocos Islands | 393 km | (-12.157, 96.823) |
Bengkulu | Indonesia | 769 km | (-3.800, 102.266) |
Ketahun, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 769 km | (-3.390, 101.835) |
Tais, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 774 km | (-4.075, 102.577) |
Lais, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 773 km | (-3.529, 102.050) |
Manna, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 775 km | (-4.465, 102.904) |
Tuapejat, West Sumatra | Indonesia | 774 km | (-2.028, 99.589) |
Masmambang, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 778 km | (-4.164, 102.700) |
Ipuh, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 778 km | (-3.007, 101.484) |
Masat, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 785 km | (-4.381, 102.954) |
Local time:
Time Zone: America/Panama
Coordinates: 8.634° N 82.7282° W
Elevation: 638 m (2,093 ft)
Local time:
Time Zone: Indian/Cocos
Coordinates: 12.1568° S 96.8225° E
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)
The antipode can be calculated by understanding the geographic coordinates and applying simple formulas. We will use the following variables:
Step 1: Obtain the geographic coordinates of San Francisco
The DMS coordinates are: 8°38'2.5'' N 82°43'41.4'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 8.63404°
LngO = -82.72818°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -8.63404°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -82.72818 + 180° = 97.27182°
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 San Francisco is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-8.63404, 97.27182)
In DMS format: 8°38'2.5'' N 82°43'41.4'' W.