which place is the furthest distance away from england, and how many miles is it?

Answer 1

new zealand south island . 11654 miles

Answer 2

Diametrically on the opposite side of the Earth to London is the furthest you could get. The latitude and longitude of London 51 32 N 0 50 W . The diametric opposite would therefore be as follows.

There are 360 Degrees of longitude (that is the lines from North to South) so the opposite would be 179.50 Degrees East.

Latitude works on 90 Degrees North and South from the Equator so as London is 51 Degrees 32 minutes North then the opposite would be 51 degrees 32 minutes South (A minute is 1/60th of a degree).

This would be located just south of New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean.

As far as distance is concerned the circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers).
But, if you measure the earth through the poles the circumference is a bit shorter - 24,859.82 miles (40,008 km). This the earth is a tad wider than it is tall, giving it a slight bulge at the equator. This shape is known as an ellipsoid or more properly, geoid (earth-like).

So because we are not measuring the circumference vertically or horizontally we would need to take an average and then half it so:-


24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers) plus 24,859.82 miles (40,008 km) = 49,761.77

Divide by 2 = 24,880.88

This gives, roughly the earth's circumference in that direction so half of that is your distance so:-

24,880.88/2 = 12,440.44 miles.

Answer 3

From England, on Earth, Wales I guess; in the opposite direction.

If you don't want to end up coming back to England, Australia is on the other side of the Earth from England exactly (if you dug a hole right through your floor all the way to the other side, it'd be Australia).

The furthest astronomically, is the non-existent edge of the universe. I say non-existent because the universe constantly expands at faster than the speed of light, the rate at which it expands is undefinable because it increases constantly.

If these things interest you, a book named 'A short history of nearly everything' talks about astronomy and science in general with many interesting facts and answers to questions like this. The book is by Bill Bryson.

Good luck :-)

Answer 4

I would say the furthest city is Adelaide south australia. its about 12500 miles by air whether you stop off in bangkok singapore or hongkong - some flights also go via sydney or melbourne.
Its a very long flight in terms of hours too. 16.5 to 18hrs first leg then usually about 4 hours wait for the connecting flight which takes approx 8.5 hours.

Answer 5

The town closest to it, if going the opposite direction around the earth...what is the circumference of the earth at a point in England?

Answer 6

New Zealand probably, its about 12,500 miles

Answer 7

The moon is pretty far away, but I don't know how many miles it is.

Answer 8

The edge of the universe... billions and billions of light years

Answer 9

i would go slightly beyond the edge of the universe - there much be something beyond it.....

Answer 10

pluto