# What is the furthest north, south, east and west you've ever been? (By Longitude please.) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653 "2026-03-21T13:51:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/162 "2026-03-26T16:32:19Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > South: Esquel, Chubut, Argentina > North: Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy > West: Orlando, Florida, USA > East: Marathon Beach, Greece. Living south of the equator, I see you have most of us beat for southernmost point. But it’s even more interesting (to me, anyway) that Florida is the furthest west you’ve been. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/163 "2026-03-26T16:38:46Z")
It really surprised me too, my mental image of the Americas is more “vertical” than the real thing. Turns out North America is North-West of South America. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/164 "2026-03-26T16:53:59Z")
I had that same mental image for a long time. Last year I flew from California to Ecuador, and when booking flights my connecting options were Houston or Miami. In my mind Miami felt like a circuitous route, one that would take me too far east and require backtracking to my destination. But it really isn’t; a flight from Miami to Quito would travel more or less due south. I still went with the Houston option for other reasons, but going via Miami would have been reasonably direct geographically. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/165 "2026-03-26T17:08:28Z")
> [@robby](#): > > South: 12.03°N (Southernmost point of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands) Hey! Quit following me. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/166 "2026-03-26T17:08:42Z")
Before traveling to Orlando(81.37W) my westernmost point was in fact Quito (78.51W) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/167 "2026-03-26T17:18:07Z")
South: Some point in Antarctica, below the Antarctic Circle. For actual inhabited towns, Ushuaia 54°48′7″S 68°18′11″W North: Bergen, Norway 60°23′22″N 5°19′48″E East: Abu Dhabi, UAE [24°28′N 54°22′E West: Bangkok, Thailand 13°45′09″N 100°29′39″E ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/168 "2026-03-26T17:18:13Z")
North: Grande Vallee, Quebec South: Key West, Florida East: Louisbourg, Nova Scotia West: Kerrville, Texas (this was just a couple of months ago) ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/169 "2026-03-26T17:39:31Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > West: Weimea Canyon, Kauai, Hawaii, -159.67°W (2017) Awww! Beat me by a few seconds! ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/170 "2026-03-26T17:46:44Z")
In determining the Longitude I basically picked what looked to be the westernmost point on the road leading to the canyon (which looks to be a scenic overlook on the western rim) and decided that was probably the farthest west I’ve been, and right clicked it in Google Maps to find the coordinates. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/171 "2026-03-26T18:11:35Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > > [@robby](#): > > > > South: 12.03°N (Southernmost point of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands) > > Hey! Quit following me. 😄 I’ve driven around the southern tip of the island at least twice—the first time was back in 2018. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/172 "2026-03-26T18:22:09Z")
> [@robby](#): > > I’ve driven around the southern tip of the island at least twice—the first time was back in 2018. Ok, you were there first. I’ll be going back in two weeks, maybe I’ll dive out just a bit more… 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Stana\_Claus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stana_claus/32/13874_2.png) [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/173 "2026-03-26T18:22:29Z")
Regarding the alignment of North & South America, one of my favorite trivia questions was “Traveling due south from New Orleans, LA, where in South America would you make landfall?” The answer - Depending on exactly where in New Orleans you departed from, you might hit Santa Fe Island in the Galapagos (less than 4.5 miles wide). Otherwise, you would miss South America entirely to the west. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/174 "2026-03-26T18:26:46Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > South: Some point in Antarctica, below the Antarctic Circle. For actual inhabited towns, Ushuaia 54°48′7″S 68°18′11″W You beat me for southernmost spot on Antarctica. Did you work down in Antarctica? Reason I ask is that rather little of the tourist stuff gets far enough south on the peninsula to actually break the Antarctic Circle. At least not now; may’ve been different in the past. I’m not suggesting you’re wrong or BSing; just curious what cool (heh 🙂 ) stories you might have to share. I beat you to southern-most town by a smidgen. Puerto Williams Chile is on the south bank of the Beagle Channel that Ushuaia is on the north bank of. The town’s center is roughly -54.9, -67.6, so 7-10 nautical miles south of Ushuaia. ---
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> [@Stana\_Claus](#): > > Regarding the alignment of North & South America My daughter spent two years in Peru in the Peace Corps. When we flew to visit her, we landed in Lima. I can remember looking at Google Maps and being surprised to realize that Lima (77.03 W) is almost directly due south of Washington DC (77.04 W). ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/176 "2026-03-26T19:08:17Z")
I visited Peru a few years ago, and I was delighted to learn that where we were going would be on Eastern time. Even tho our flights added-up to like 8 hours to get there, it was only 3 hours different from Pacific time. No jet lag, really! ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/177 "2026-03-26T19:09:42Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > > [@robby](#): > > > > I’ve driven around the southern tip of the island at least twice—the first time was back in 2018. > > Ok, you were there first. I’ll be going back in two weeks, maybe I’ll dive out just a bit more… 🤔 Have a good trip! I’ve been there three times, most recently in 2023. I’m always very wary about strong currents, so I don’t think I’d dive at the extreme north or south ends of the island (much less the rough, windward east side). Speaking of diving off the coast, I guess I was a little further west than Waianae in Hawaii, since we did a boat dive west of there. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/178 "2026-03-26T21:55:48Z")
That’s what the guides said and looking at the map we did go there…but the weather was hurricane-level so we never made it ashore. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/179 "2026-03-26T22:18:17Z")
> [@robby](#): > > I’m always very wary about strong currents, so I don’t think I’d dive at the extreme north or south ends of the island (much less the rough, windward east side). The north is closed for diving right now. You can still drive through the park, but no diving. There was no current when I was there last year. ---
**Author:** ![hibernicus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hibernicus/32/2802_2.png) [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653/180 "2026-03-26T22:50:56Z")
N Longyearbyen, Svalbard +78 S Jindabyne NSW -36 E Brisbane QLD +153 W Dillingham Airfield, HI -21 ---
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> [@hibernicus](#): > > W Dillingham Airfield, HI -21 That’s the latitude (and it’s positive, i.e. north latitude). The longitude is -158° (158°W). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-furthest-north-south-east-and-west-youve-ever-been-by-longitude-please/1028653.md?page=10)