The antipode of Orkney
The far side of the Earth from Orkney is ocean at 27.0°N 153.3°W. The nearest city to that point, Honolulu, United States, is 780 km away.
- Orkney
- 27.0°S 26.7°ESouth Africa
- Antipode point
- 27.0°N 153.3°W
- Under the point
- Ocean
- Nearest city
- HonoluluUnited States · 780 km
How the antipode of Orkney is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Orkney changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 27.0°S 26.7°E becomes 27.0°N 153.3°W. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.
Antipodes of cities near Orkney
- Honoluluon the other side of the Earth
- Klerksdorp14 km
- Potchefstroom52 km
- Kroonstad93 km
- Carletonville100 km
- Welkom111 km
- Sasolburg115 km
- Vanderbijlpark119 km