Tunnel to the Other Side of the Earth
Have you ever wondered which part of the other side of the earth is directly below you? Find out using this map tunnelling tool.
Map Tunnelling Tool
| Map 1 | Map 2 |
| Nearest Country : | Nearest Country : |
Options
[Map Height : Small - Medium - Large]
Unlink Zoom between Map 1 and Map 2
Keep on the same latitude
Manual Input
Input the latitude and longitude of a point on the left map and see its corresponding antipode on the right map.
Latitude Longitude
OR, search by place name...
How to use the Map Tunnelling 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
- 3rd May 2015 - Now displays the tunnel distance
- 14th January 2015 - New option : Keep on the same latitude
- 19th November 2014 - Added manual input by latitude / longitude or by place name
- 9th March 2014 - Update to fix bug with crosshairs not appearing on the exact centre of the map
- 11th November 2013 - Implemented Google Maps API V3
- 21st September 2009 - Removed border 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 tunnelling 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
No, if you dig from Tokyo, you get close-ish but still in the ocean
By Free Map Tools on 22nd August 2016
So Tokyo, Japan ISN'T antipodal to Rio, Brasil...
By Olympics on 21st August 2016
When zoom in and out from mouse in the map, the position in the other map isn't reflected
On 14th August 2016
On 08/08/2016, I'm not too sure what you mean. Do you mean highlight any land on the other side? or a part of it?
By Free Map Tools on 10th August 2016
can you color the land area that the other side is also land?
On 8th August 2016
Aww man all of north america is in the indian ocean... even Mexico. Only Chile and Argentina get to dig to China
On 28th July 2016
Cool app im in the ocean though bummer
By Jacob on 27th July 2016
Shout out to this website for helping my husband & I settle an argument
By Tana Brickle on 16th July 2016
So, all those stories about digging to China were not true
By Soniana from Poland on 5th July 2016
useful
On 24th June 2016
I love this tool. What a great reference for the non-tech people like myself.
By Johnny on 31st May 2016
Thank you for a useful and enjoyable tool.
By Phroob on 22nd May 2016
As well as drilling at 90 degrees to the horizontal plane, where would you come out if facing North and popped out at 45 degrees - so direction facing and degree of incline...
By MJH on 11th May 2016
It's to hard to navigate you should simplify the app
On 21st April 2016
this is just too cool!
By Mike on 20th April 2016
Awesome!!!!!!
By Chicho on 31st March 2016
Cool, Spain
On 8th March 2016
I always wondered what was down there
By Aamigos on 12th February 2016
What is the equation?? is it a theory or equation we need to know if that is an accurate test or not ?
On 26th December 2015
does anyone know of a map that shows this side and the other side overlapped ??
By awol on 2nd December 2015
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