Antipode of Boston, United States
The opposite side of the world to Boston is Augusta, Western Australia, Australia.
Boston
United States
Continent: America
Coordinates: 42.358, -71.060
Antipodal point
Indian Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: -42.358, 108.940
Augusta
Australia
Augusta is the closest city to Boston's antipodal point (1,045 km).
The antipodal city to Boston is Augusta. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Boston is Augusta.
The distance from Boston 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 Boston
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Boston's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Boston.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta, WA | Australia | 1,045 km | (-34.316, 115.159) |
| Gnarabup, WA | Australia | 1,069 km | (-33.993, 114.996) |
| Pemberton, WA | Australia | 1,074 km | (-34.443, 116.037) |
| Margaret River, WA | Australia | 1,076 km | (-33.955, 115.076) |
| Cowaramup, WA | Australia | 1,087 km | (-33.850, 115.104) |
| Ocean Beach, WA | Australia | 1,091 km | (-35.014, 117.290) |
| Shadforth, WA | Australia | 1,094 km | (-34.964, 117.269) |
| Denmark, WA | Australia | 1,099 km | (-34.961, 117.353) |
| Manjimup, WA | Australia | 1,099 km | (-34.241, 116.146) |
| Youngs, WA | Australia | 1,104 km | (-35.017, 117.517) |
Local time:
Time Zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 42.3584° N 71.0598° W
Elevation: 38 m (125 ft)
Local time:
Time Zone: Australia/Perth
Coordinates: 34.3157° S 115.1592° E
Elevation: 37 m (121 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 Boston
The DMS coordinates are: 42°21'30.3'' N 71°3'35.2'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 42.35843°
LngO = -71.05977°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -42.35843°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -71.05977 + 180° = 108.94023°
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 Boston is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-42.35843, 108.94023)
In DMS format: 42°21'30.3'' N 71°3'35.2'' W.