if you drove around the equator once how far is it in miles and how long would it take on average ?

Answer 1

The average radius of the Earth is 3963.1 miles; therefore, the AVERAGE distance around the equator would be the circumference of a circle with radius 3963.1 miles.

Doing the math: 2*PI*(3963.1) = 24901 miles.

Driving at an average speed of 60 miles per hour, the time to complete the trip would be
24901 / 60 = 415 hours (which is 17.3 days of continuous driving!)

For comparison, let's speed up to 70 mph ... time is now 355 hours (14.8 days).

What about the fact that the actual surface at the equator isn't all at the magic "average" radius? ... In fact, given the depth of the trenches in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, a possible average might be as high as 4000 miles. This would more than sufficiently account for most of the "up and down" necessary to traverse the actual solid surface at the equator's position.

Using the new radius:
distance = 2*pi*(4000) = 25132 miles.
At 60 mph, we get time = 419 hours = 17.45 days
At 70 mph, we get time = 359 hours = 14.96 days

Therefore we can conclude that the ridges and valleys on the earth's surface don't have much effect on the toal distance. Round times off to the nearest hour ... or half-day, if you'd prefer.

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Well, I'm going to make a few basic assumptions. Let's assume that there is a trans-world highway running all the way around the equator. Let's say that you are traveling at 65 mph [because that is the average highway speed limit], and that you are driving a Toyota Camry XV40 hybrid [the most common car in America]. The Camry gets about 34 miles per gallon on the highway. It has a 17.2 US gallon gas tank. This means that the car's average range on the highway is 584.8 miles. So, every 584.8 miles, you have to take about 5 minutes to fill up your tank. Now, the Earth is approximately 24,901.55 miles around [circumference] at the equator. At 65 miles per hour, it would take you about 383.11 hours to drive that distance. Adding gas stops [there would be about 43 such stops], which would take 215 minutes [3.59 hours] total, the time adds up to 386.7 hours. However, you can't drive for that long. If you spend all day driving, you might get ten hours on the road. Spending ten hours on the road per day, it would take you about 39 days to drive that distance. So, there you have it. Accounting for gas stops, meal breaks, and sleeping/resting and stretching your legs; driving around the equator at average highway speeds in a Toyota Camry XV40 hybrid [assuming you own that car, I chose it because it is the most common car in America, meaning that, out of all cars in the world, it is the most likely one for you to own] would take you about 39 days. So about five and a half weeks, or about 1 1/3 months.

Answer 4

taking the fact that the earth has a circumference of 360°, and each ° has 60', then the circumference of the earth has 360x60=21600'
at the equator 1' of longitude = 1 sea mile
th4 the equator is 21600 sea miles long
1 sea mile is 1.852km
th4 the equator is 40003,2km

how long to drive around it? 40003,2/speed

ok?

btw, if you want the distance in statute miles = 24861,6

Answer 5

It's approximately 25,000 miles.
On average - it would depend on the speed you did .. but, if there was a mororway and did 70 Miles per hours it would take you about 360 hours.. or 15 Days !

Answer 6

How Long Is The Equator

Answer 7

It is 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers) long. Time to circumnavigate the earth on the equator depends on speed. At 1000 mph, approximately 25 hours. At 60mph, approximately 415 hours. At 30 mph, approximately 830 hours.

Answer 8

About 24500 miles..17 days drive

Answer 9

Hi,

The earth is approx. 25,000 miles around, and it depends on how fast you were driving. Assuming of course that we are ignoring the oceans in the way.

Hope that helps,
Matt

Answer 10

around 25,000 miles. Your drive would be over as soon as tried to drive thru a deep body of water and you drowned