Tunnel to the Other Side of the Earth
Have you every wondered which part of the other side of the earth is directly below you? Find out using this map tunneling tool.
Map Tunneling Tool
| Map 1 | Map 2 |
| Nearest Country : | Nearest Country : |
Options
[Map Height : Small - Medium - Large]
Unlink Zoom between Map 1 and Map 2
How to use the Map Tunneling Tool
Drag map 1 or 2 by clicking and holding the map as you move it. When you let go and finish dragging the map the other map will then show you where about's on the earth the far end of the imaginary tunnel will be. In effect it will show you what is at the other side of the earth.
To make things easier, you can also zoom the map in and out.
You can adjust the height of the map by using the small, medium and large buttons.
You can also change the map view using the Map, Satellite and Hybrid buttons. This works independently for each map.
About
This is a Antipodes Map. An antipode of a point on the earth is the region on the Earth's surface which is diametrically opposite to that point. The two points which are antipodal to one another are considered to be connected by a straight line or tunnel through the centre of the Earth.
Version History
- 21st September 2009 - Removed boarder around maps for better fit
- 14th January 2009 - Added Unlink Zoom option
- 22nd October 2008 - Added dual control so both maps can be the "driver" and the "passenger". The nearest country also now displays for both maps
- 22nd July 2008 - Latitude and longitude for the centre of each map is now shown. Nearest Country displayed.
- 29th November 2007 - Crosshairs added to each map
- 20th September 2007 - Map 2 now starts in the correct place instead of the same location as map 1 until map 1 is moved
- 16th September 2007 - Page Created
Future Developments
Ideas and improvements that are due to be implemented in the future. If you think of any ways of improving this tunneling tool or spot any bugs, then please get in touch.
- Measure distance between the two points in question to discover the length of the tunnel (request by Baker)
- KML download for each of the two points for use in Google Earth
Relevant Links
What would happen if I drilled a tunnel through the centre of the Earth and jumped into it?
Latitude and longitude converter and antipodal calculator
Antipodes: The Other Side of the World
Previous Comments For This Page
This is really cool. I am in Singapore and Columbia's on the other end.
By Phiphi Tan on 01/03/2010
live in christchurch uk and was supprised at how close we are to christchurch nz.. i mean how far away we are.
On 20/02/2010
Brilliant information and very useful.
Thank you.
By Jack Sheppard on 19/01/2010
this website is ok
By yade on 06/01/2010
Good thing I got out of my hole before I was in over my head. I woulda drown!
By Clay - 1-4-10 on 04/01/2010
Right now my brother is in Hawaii, and my sister is in South Africa. Virtually opposite ends of Earth.
By Jimtibkirk on 25/12/2009
cool indian ocean sw australia 122409
On 24/12/2009
Hmmm...No Isareli cites on the map? What's up with that?
On 18/12/2009
Excellent!! Thank you.
On 17/12/2009
Pirates in Las Vegas and pirates on the other side.....I'm screwed no matter what side of the earth I'm on :)
By Bill Freeman Las Vegas on 08/12/2009
Yep, middle of the frickin ocean... I knew it
By Lucky on 13/11/2009
When we have a new climate change---that's what we see with Global Warming---we can assume where the new poles will be located. Am I right?
By Jake on 16/10/2009
Great tool, just wish it would let you enter the starting coordinates manually instead of using pan & zoom.
By Brian on 29/09/2009
Sorry - I spoke too soon (not for the first time, I think). Have discovered how to print off a radial map.
By Graham Freer on 20/08/2009
Brilliant program. Well done! For Presentation purposes, it would be handy if, having worked out a distribution area, say, that I could print that off, thereby to show Prospects whet thay will be getting.
By Graham Freer on 20/08/2009
My mum was from Sydney, Australia, my dad from Toronto, Canada, they met in 1958 in Montreal. Living in an atmosphere of antipodes all my life, I wish I'd known why! Thanks for the insightful map. :)Sam.
By Sam Auscanerican on 30/07/2009
I´m from Bogotá, Colombia, and I´m below Indonesia, near Jakarta.
By Sergio97 on 14/07/2009
drop a pebble? why not amusement park ride?
Reminds of wondering about effects of artificial channels, eg, panama canal (Atlantic/Caribbean shore life meets Pacific life).
By tunnel troll on 06/06/2009
nice tool
By jesse on 03/05/2009
Can you please build an "flip over the equator" version, and a "flip across the dateline version"? This would help us land on dry land after tunneling.
By Monica on 29/04/2009
does anybody know the nearest island or nameplace antipode of c.london
By darren on 08/03/2009
Cape Town's opposite ends up in the North Pacific, west of USA and Canada's border..
By Nilo on 04/03/2009
Heyo.
Here in Dublin.
Ending up in the ocean way south of New Zealand.
By eshbcdrs on 01/03/2009
Hmmm, looks like Beijing and Buenos Aires are the closest major cities.
On 14/02/2009
So for most of the US, Perth is as far away as you can get on a regularly schedule airline. As Perth is such a nice place, it is too bad it takes so long to get there. If from Perth, that's probably a good thing.
On 09/02/2009
There is an island-group south of New Zealand called Antipodes Islands, originally thought to be "under" London. I've checked and I think you would end up from there in Cherbourg, North France. If I was to dig from my home in Solihull, England, I would have to swim about 200 nautical miles due North to reach land.
By Peter Hillman on 31/12/2008
CANT FREEKIN FIND 42 WAllOBY WAY SYDNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By ticked off on 22/12/2008
Looks like I am one of the few who would strike land. I am in Christchurch, New Zealand and my tunnel emerges about 5 miles inland from the north coast of Spain near a town called Foz.
By Antipodean Rob on 30/11/2008
(Comment from an American)
My dad had to go to china for business a while back, and he said that once everyone had had a few drinks, he asked some Chinese people if, as children, they are told that a through-the-earth tunnel would pop them out in America --- NONE of them had ever heard of it.
By Sam on 13/11/2008
All of Australia manages to fit into the North Atlantic. Our temps down here are mild though compared to the northern hemisphere equivalents.
By Nathan in Sydney on 27/10/2008
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