Which cities share Raleigh's latitude and longitude?

Directly north, east, south, and west of RAL, cities across the world await.

A high-up satellite image of Raleigh from above, labeled with a blue marker. Blue lines stretch out north, east, south, and west from Raleigh across the greenery surrounding the city, stretching to the edges of the map at each side of the image. — Compasses at the ready — we’re going on an adventure.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you walked in a straight line around the world from Raleigh? Wonder no longer, wanderer. Let us introduce you to LatLon Connect, an online tool that allows users to explore cities across the world that share the same latitude and longitude.

Here’s how it works

Head to the site and type in any city you like.
Follow the blue lines in any direction to see which other cities are highlighted. Those are the ones directly in line with your original destination.
Bonus: The settings button at the top of the screen allows users to tweak the results, meaning you can look for cities with smaller or greater populations, and you can expand the buffer distance — altering the number of cities that will show up.

An image divided in half down the middle. An image of Tokyo's iconic skyscape is on the left, with the Tokyo Tower lit up in orange and yellow. There is a blue and yellow sunrise or sunset in the background and the skyscrapers are all illuminated. On the right is a similar visage of Iran's capital city, Tehran. The Milad Tower stands above the skyline with a mountain range in the background. The sun is casting a yellowish hue across the image. — Do you recognize these cities? They sit on the same latitude as Raleigh.

Here’s what we found

We stuck with the default settings, looking for places with 100,000+ people with a buffer zone of 6.21 miles (that’s 10 kilometers).

Here’s where it gets cool. In our search, dozens results popped up, with two places really catching our eye: Japan’s capital city of Tokyo, and Tehran, the capital city of Iran (both pictured above). That’s a combined metropolitan population of ~55 million people living directly in line with the Raleighites waiting for a table at The Flying Biscuit.

So, take a moment to look directly west when you can — 7,000 miles away, Tokyoites are dreaming of a night out in Glenwood South. We won’t spoil which other places we found. Explore for yourself.

For more info about our international connections, we threw together a guide featuring five of our sister cities.

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Which cities share Raleigh’s latitude and longitude?

Directly north, east, south, and west of RAL, cities across the world await.

Here’s how it works

Here’s what we found