Antipode of Forest Hills, United States
The opposite side of the world to Forest Hills is Augusta, Western Australia, Australia.
Forest Hills
United States
Continent: America
Coordinates: 40.716, -73.850
Antipodal point
Indian Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: -40.716, 106.150
Augusta
Australia
Augusta is the closest city to Forest Hills's antipodal point (1,066 km).
The antipodal city to Forest Hills is Augusta. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Forest Hills is Augusta.
The distance from Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Forest Hills' antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Forest Hills.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta, WA | Australia | 1,066 km | (-34.316, 115.159) |
| Gnarabup, WA | Australia | 1,081 km | (-33.993, 114.996) |
| Margaret River, WA | Australia | 1,089 km | (-33.955, 115.076) |
| Cowaramup, WA | Australia | 1,099 km | (-33.850, 115.104) |
| Yallingup, WA | Australia | 1,112 km | (-33.646, 115.035) |
| Pemberton, WA | Australia | 1,116 km | (-34.443, 116.037) |
| Dunsborough, WA | Australia | 1,118 km | (-33.615, 115.104) |
| Quindalup, WA | Australia | 1,120 km | (-33.636, 115.149) |
| Marybrook, WA | Australia | 1,122 km | (-33.653, 115.204) |
| Vasse, WA | Australia | 1,122 km | (-33.693, 115.268) |
Forest Hills, United States
Local time:
Coordinates: 40.7162° N 73.8501° 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 Forest Hills
The DMS coordinates are: 40°42'58.4'' N 73°51'0.5'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 40.71621°
LngO = -73.85014°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -40.71621°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -73.85014 + 180° = 106.14986°
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 Forest Hills is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-40.71621, 106.14986)
In DMS format: 40°42'58.4'' N 73°51'0.5'' W.