Halfway between Miami and São Paulo
The midpoint of the shortest route between Miami and São Paulo is in Brazil.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 1.154° N 63.257° W
- Great-circle distance
- 6,566km
- 4,080 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 8h 13min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 144°
- from Miami, true north
- Nearest large city
- Boa Vista
- Brazil · 342 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
18km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 18 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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- LHR – GRULondon to São Paulo