Halfway between Boston and London
The midpoint of the shortest route between Boston and London is over the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 52.669° N 39.085° W
- Great-circle distance
- 5,264km
- 3,271 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 6h 42min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 53°
- from Boston, true north
- Nearest large city
- Reykjavík
- Iceland · 1,610 km
- Shortest route (great circle)
- Straight line on a flat map
- True midpoint
- Where the flat map puts it
Flat-map illusion
Flat-map error
664km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 664 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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