Halfway between Hong Kong and New York
The midpoint of the shortest route between Hong Kong and New York is over the Arctic Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 78.745° N 145.850° E
- Great-circle distance
- 12,956km
- 8,050 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 15h 45min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 7°
- from Hong Kong, true north
- Nearest large city
- Norilsk
- Russia · 1,927 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
5,778km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 5,778 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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