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Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts) Sat Dec 27, 2014, 06:26 AM Dec 2014

Find the furthest city on earth from your place or anywhere else.

Have you ever wondered what cities are furthest away? What Country really is on the opposite side of the world to you? Use Furthest City to search any world city with a population of over 100k.

http://furthestcity.com/

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Find the furthest city on earth from your place or anywhere else. (Original Post) Douglas Carpenter Dec 2014 OP

Couldn't find my exact city, but for me it's somewhere in Australia or Indonesia... Rhiannon12866 Dec 2014 #1

how appropriate NJCher Dec 2014 #2

I'm a long way from Perth. dawg Dec 2014 #3

Saint-Paul, La Réunion, France Brother Buzz Dec 2014 #4

That's my furthest city as well sakabatou Dec 2014 #12

Cocktails at sunset Brother Buzz Dec 2014 #14

I'll take a vodka cocktail sakabatou Dec 2014 #15

Perth, Australia femmocrat Dec 2014 #5

Athens, Georgia is a long way from Pittsburgh. dawg Dec 2014 #8

Perth, Australia - LiberalElite Dec 2014 #6

Vacoas - Phoenix, Mauritius aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2014 #7

who says I'm on planet Earth ? olddots Dec 2014 #9

Perth must be on the other side of the damned world for all of us! Generic Brad Dec 2014 #10

I put in "Perth, Australia" and got this list of farthest cities: femmocrat Dec 2014 #18

Perth bikebloke Dec 2014 #11

Perth, Aussieland hifiguy Dec 2014 #13

My son-in-law is from there. Blue_In_AK Dec 2014 #17

Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Blue_In_AK Dec 2014 #16

Perth. OR--It's my neighboring town, and I went in the opposite direction in circumnavigating. WinkyDink Dec 2014 #19

Rhiannon12866

(205,320 posts)

1. Couldn't find my exact city, but for me it's somewhere in Australia or Indonesia...

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 06:50 AM

Dec 2014

NJCher

(35,669 posts)

2. how appropriate

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 12:54 PM

Dec 2014

Christmas Island (from NJ, outside NYC).

Cher

dawg

(10,624 posts)

3. I'm a long way from Perth.

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 12:58 PM

Dec 2014

But it looks lovely.

Brother Buzz

(36,427 posts)

4. Saint-Paul, La Réunion, France

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 02:06 PM

Dec 2014

500 miles east of Madagascar

I'm going to start digging now!

sakabatou

(42,152 posts)

12. That's my furthest city as well

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 06:09 PM

Dec 2014

Brother Buzz

(36,427 posts)

14. Cocktails at sunset

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 06:56 PM

Dec 2014

Be there or be square.

sakabatou

(42,152 posts)

15. I'll take a vodka cocktail

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #14)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 07:07 PM

Dec 2014

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

5. Perth, Australia

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 02:15 PM

Dec 2014

18,314 miles from Pittsburgh (the closest city to us that was listed).

dawg

(10,624 posts)

8. Athens, Georgia is a long way from Pittsburgh.

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 07:33 PM

Dec 2014

I'm a little surprised we both got Perth.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

6. Perth, Australia -

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 02:41 PM

Dec 2014

and to whoever's responsible for the web page it's "farthest" not furthest. (It's so simple - far = distance... I give up. sigh)

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

7. Vacoas - Phoenix, Mauritius

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 04:55 PM

Dec 2014

olddots

(10,237 posts)

9. who says I'm on planet Earth ?

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 11:01 PM

Dec 2014

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)

10. Perth must be on the other side of the damned world for all of us!

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 11:11 PM

Dec 2014

This requires serious study. Some one else do it, please. I am not feeling serious tonight.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

18. I put in "Perth, Australia" and got this list of farthest cities:

Reply to Generic Brad (Reply #10)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 09:53 PM

Dec 2014

http://furthestcity.com/city.php?ID=PERTH_AUSTRALIA

Pretty much all of the eastern US and Canada! Hamilton, Bermuda is actually the farthest from Perth at 19,946 miles.