Antipode of Queens, United States
The opposite side of the world to Queens is Augusta, Western Australia, Australia.
Queens
United States
Continent: America
Coordinates: 40.681, -73.837
Antipodal point
Indian Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: -40.681, 106.163
Augusta
Australia
Augusta is the closest city to Queens's antipodal point (1,063 km).
The antipodal city to Queens is Augusta. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Queens is Augusta.
The distance from Queens 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 Queens
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Queens' antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Queens.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta, WA | Australia | 1,063 km | (-34.316, 115.159) |
| Gnarabup, WA | Australia | 1,078 km | (-33.993, 114.996) |
| Margaret River, WA | Australia | 1,086 km | (-33.955, 115.076) |
| Cowaramup, WA | Australia | 1,096 km | (-33.850, 115.104) |
| Yallingup, WA | Australia | 1,108 km | (-33.646, 115.035) |
| Pemberton, WA | Australia | 1,112 km | (-34.443, 116.037) |
| Dunsborough, WA | Australia | 1,115 km | (-33.615, 115.104) |
| Quindalup, WA | Australia | 1,116 km | (-33.636, 115.149) |
| Marybrook, WA | Australia | 1,118 km | (-33.653, 115.204) |
| Vasse, WA | Australia | 1,119 km | (-33.693, 115.268) |
Local time:
Time Zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 40.6815° N 73.8365° W
Elevation: 13 m (43 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 Queens
The DMS coordinates are: 40°40'53.4'' N 73°50'11.5'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 40.68149°
LngO = -73.83652°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -40.68149°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -73.83652 + 180° = 106.16348°
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 Queens is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-40.68149, 106.16348)
In DMS format: 40°40'53.4'' N 73°50'11.5'' W.