Halfway between Honolulu and New York
The midpoint of the shortest route between Honolulu and New York is in the United States.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 38.816° N 121.207° W
- Great-circle distance
- 7,981km
- 4,959 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 9h 53min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 53°
- from Honolulu, true north
- Nearest large city
- Roseville
- United States · 10 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
943km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 943 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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