What is the furthest north south east west you have been?
Aug 4, 2019, 12:16 pm
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North: Fairbanks, Alaska
South/East: Wellington, New Zealand
West: Honolulu, Hawaii
This is based on my FlightMemory statistics but I think they're accurate.
South/East: Wellington, New Zealand
West: Honolulu, Hawaii
This is based on my FlightMemory statistics but I think they're accurate.
Aug 4, 2019, 12:23 pm
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What’s apparent to me from these posts is that there are a lot more places in the northern latitudes than the southern latitudes. Even Cape Horn is at a lower southern latitude than some northern latitude cities are at northern latitudes. Most of the places people have been to on southern latitudes are about 40 degrees south. Even Cape Horn is 55 degrees. In comparison cities in Alaska, Iceland or some Scandinavian countries are 60 degrees and above. Even cities like New York and Paris are 40 degrees or more.
Aug 4, 2019, 1:11 pm
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East - The 2nd Green on Ile aux Cerfs, Mauritius 20’16”S x 57’48”E
West - Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Hawaii, USA 21’21”N x 157’57”W
North - Gold Mine near Fox Alaska, USA 64’57”N x 147’37”W
South - On the Beach in Bel Ombre, Mauritius 20’32”S x 57’25”E
West - Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Hawaii, USA 21’21”N x 157’57”W
North - Gold Mine near Fox Alaska, USA 64’57”N x 147’37”W
South - On the Beach in Bel Ombre, Mauritius 20’32”S x 57’25”E
Aug 4, 2019, 2:08 pm
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Aug 4, 2019, 2:42 pm
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Interesting question!
From Singapore where I usually start my trip :
North : would be Sapporo Japan
South : Hobart Tasmania - visit there when I live in Melbourne so not really fly that far that time
West : Did a not very efficient flight ... SIN - SFO via DXB and returning LAX - SIN again via DXB
From Singapore where I usually start my trip :
North : would be Sapporo Japan
South : Hobart Tasmania - visit there when I live in Melbourne so not really fly that far that time
West : Did a not very efficient flight ... SIN - SFO via DXB and returning LAX - SIN again via DXB
Aug 5, 2019, 7:10 am
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What’s apparent to me from these posts is that there are a lot more places in the northern latitudes than the southern latitudes. Even Cape Horn is at a lower southern latitude than some northern latitude cities are at northern latitudes. Most of the places people have been to on southern latitudes are about 40 degrees south. Even Cape Horn is 55 degrees. In comparison cities in Alaska, Iceland or some Scandinavian countries are 60 degrees and above. Even cities like New York and Paris are 40 degrees or more.
There is also a calculation of the "Land and Water Hemispheres" - where a dividing line is sliced through the Earth in order to show the greatest amount of land/water into equal hemispheres (without re-arranging the land masses). Apparently there are some slight variations in how it's calculated but you can see an illustration here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_a...er_hemispheres
It's not a huge difference from the North/South Hemisphere split. And even with this construct, the Land Hemisphere still has a bit more water than land.
Another fun thing to mess around with is finding antipodal points - say for example you want to visit the antipodal point (or close to it) of your city or some other location, this will find it for you:
https://www.antipodesmap.com/
Of course the point may end up in the ocean but it's neat to see anyway.
Aug 6, 2019, 7:23 am
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East and West - Taveuni, Fiji - 179.99+° E, 179.99+° W (other door of the theater)
North - Barrow, AK (71.2906° N)
South - just south of Cape Horn (55.9833° S)
That is, unless you count flying.
North - Barrow, AK (71.2906° N)
South - just south of Cape Horn (55.9833° S)
That is, unless you count flying.
Aug 6, 2019, 9:12 am
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This is a bit academic, but most flights from JFK to HKG flight EAST despite the slightly longer distance (I assume this is due to winds). All flights from HKG to JFK also fly EAST. You can see this on Flight Radar 24 if you look at a few recent flights. Once in a while the JFK-HKG leg goes West, but those are outliers.
Aug 6, 2019, 9:22 am
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This is a bit academic, but most flights from JFK to HKG flight EAST despite the slightly longer distance (I assume this is due to winds). All flights from HKG to JFK also fly EAST. You can see this on Flight Radar 24 if you look at a few recent flights. Once in a while the JFK-HKG leg goes West, but those are outliers.
I did't know that. I have only flown HKG to JFK. I either had gotten to HKG as part of a RTW going from JFK to LHR and onward or like LGA-ORD-HKG-BKI or some other destination after HKG now that I think about it. So I have never flown directly from JFK-HKG only the reverse.
Aug 6, 2019, 11:30 pm
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Going by latitude and longitude (and assuming on the ground):
North: Pyramiden, Svalbard: 78°39′22″N 16°19′30″E
South: Queenstown, New Zealand: 45°01′52″S 168°39′45″E
East: Auckland, New Zealand: 37°00′29″S 174°47′30″E
West: Rarotonga, Cook Islands: 21°12′10″S 159°48′20″W
Tough to expand that range too much without finally getting to Antarctica.
Chris
North: Pyramiden, Svalbard: 78°39′22″N 16°19′30″E
South: Queenstown, New Zealand: 45°01′52″S 168°39′45″E
East: Auckland, New Zealand: 37°00′29″S 174°47′30″E
West: Rarotonga, Cook Islands: 21°12′10″S 159°48′20″W
Tough to expand that range too much without finally getting to Antarctica.
Chris
Aug 7, 2019, 10:43 am
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North: Inverness, Scotland
South: Bali, Indonesia
East: Saipan
West: Oahu, USA
Never really gave it thought prior to reading this thread, but Indonesia is the only country I've been to in the southern hemisphere! I will be travelling to South Africa in December, so I'll be heading further south than ever before.
South: Bali, Indonesia
East: Saipan
West: Oahu, USA
Never really gave it thought prior to reading this thread, but Indonesia is the only country I've been to in the southern hemisphere! I will be travelling to South Africa in December, so I'll be heading further south than ever before.