Antipode of Canton, United States
The opposite side of the world to Canton is Augusta, Western Australia, Australia.
Canton
United States
Continent: America
Coordinates: 42.309, -83.482
Antipodal point
Indian Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: -42.309, 96.518
Augusta
Australia
Augusta is the closest city to Canton's antipodal point (1,850 km).
The antipodal city to Canton is Augusta. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Canton is Augusta.
The distance from Canton to Augusta is about 18,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 20 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.
Cities on the other side of the world of Canton
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Canton's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Canton.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta, WA | Australia | 1,850 km | (-34.316, 115.159) |
| Gnarabup, WA | Australia | 1,858 km | (-33.993, 114.996) |
| Margaret River, WA | Australia | 1,867 km | (-33.955, 115.076) |
| Cowaramup, WA | Australia | 1,876 km | (-33.850, 115.104) |
| Yallingup, WA | Australia | 1,884 km | (-33.646, 115.035) |
| Dunsborough, WA | Australia | 1,891 km | (-33.615, 115.104) |
| Quindalup, WA | Australia | 1,893 km | (-33.636, 115.149) |
| Marybrook, WA | Australia | 1,896 km | (-33.653, 115.204) |
| Vasse, WA | Australia | 1,898 km | (-33.693, 115.268) |
| Abbey, WA | Australia | 1,899 km | (-33.664, 115.256) |
Canton, United States
Local time:
Coordinates: 42.3087° N 83.4822° W
Augusta, Australia
Local time:
Coordinates: 34.3157° S 115.1592° 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 Canton
The DMS coordinates are: 42°18'31.1'' N 83°28'55.8'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 42.30865°
LngO = -83.48216°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -42.30865°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -83.48216 + 180° = 96.51784°
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 Canton is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-42.30865, 96.51784)
In DMS format: 42°18'31.1'' N 83°28'55.8'' W.