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.
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.
