The antipode of Heraclea
The far side of the Earth from Heraclea is ocean at 37.5°S 146.0°W. The nearest city to that point, Rairua, French Polynesia, is 1,303 km away.
- Heraclea
- 37.5°N 34.0°ETürkiye
- Antipode point
- 37.5°S 146.0°W
- Under the point
- Ocean
- Nearest city
- RairuaFrench Polynesia · 1,303 km
How the antipode of Heraclea is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Heraclea changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 37.5°N 34.0°E becomes 37.5°S 146.0°W. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.