Halfway between New York and Singapore
The midpoint of the shortest route between New York and Singapore is in Russia.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 70.152° N 97.063° E
- Great-circle distance
- 15,333km
- 9,528 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 18h 32min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 3°
- from New York, true north
- Nearest large city
- Norilsk
- Russia · 352 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
7,377km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 7,377 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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