Hawaii is about 2,500 miles away from the International Date Line when traveling westward. This distance varies depending on the specific location within Hawaii.
Kailua-Kona is approximately 3,030 miles away from the International Date Line. The International Date Line runs along the 180° meridian in the Pacific Ocean, while Kailua-Kona is located on the western coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.
The shortest distance from Seattle to the nearest point on the International Date Lineis 2,090 miles, to the point just west of Wales, Alaska, where the line separates Alaskafrom Siberia.
In a world in which people commonly travel great distances, it is necessary to have some means of keeping track of how the time of day changes in different parts of the world, and it is necessary to have an international date line. There is no absolute necessity for the international date line to be where it is; that was a reasonable choice but not the only possible choice. But we definitely need to have an international date line somewhere. At some point, the far east meets the far west, and one day becomes another day. It has to happen, for our time keeping system to make sense on a global scale. If you just stayed in the same city for your whole life, you would never need an international date line (or a passport). But in the age of jet airplanes, we travel a lot.
The International Date Line is nominally the line of 180 degrees longitude, both east and west ... exactly opposite the Prime Meridian and half-the-earth away from it. The Line was drawn with some jogs and zig-zags in it for political reasons, mainly to avoid having it split island nations or contiguous areas of national interest.
Hawaii is about 2,500 miles away from the International Date Line when traveling westward. This distance varies depending on the specific location within Hawaii.
The International Date Line is located approximately 1,600 miles (2,575 kilometers) west of the state of Hawaii. Hawaii is situated at around 155 degrees west longitude, while the International Date Line is generally found near 180 degrees longitude. This distance means that Hawaii is one of the last places on Earth to experience a new day.
Kailua-Kona is approximately 3,030 miles away from the International Date Line. The International Date Line runs along the 180° meridian in the Pacific Ocean, while Kailua-Kona is located on the western coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.
The shortest distance from Seattle to the nearest point on the International Date Lineis 2,090 miles, to the point just west of Wales, Alaska, where the line separates Alaskafrom Siberia.
In a world in which people commonly travel great distances, it is necessary to have some means of keeping track of how the time of day changes in different parts of the world, and it is necessary to have an international date line. There is no absolute necessity for the international date line to be where it is; that was a reasonable choice but not the only possible choice. But we definitely need to have an international date line somewhere. At some point, the far east meets the far west, and one day becomes another day. It has to happen, for our time keeping system to make sense on a global scale. If you just stayed in the same city for your whole life, you would never need an international date line (or a passport). But in the age of jet airplanes, we travel a lot.
About 3,350 miles in a straight line.
2502mi - http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_flight_miles_from_Los_Angeles_to_Maui
It is 4,357 miles from Birmingham Airport to Honolulu International. ;-)
The International Date Line is nominally the line of 180 degrees longitude, both east and west ... exactly opposite the Prime Meridian and half-the-earth away from it. The Line was drawn with some jogs and zig-zags in it for political reasons, mainly to avoid having it split island nations or contiguous areas of national interest.
It is 6.6 to 6.75 metres (FIBA and WNBA).
Hmmm. Assuming the originally defined location of the date line, it would be whatever city is closest to the intersection of the prime meridian, (Greenwich Meridian) and the equator. That point is in the ocean, just south of the northwest extention of the African continent. The city might be in dispute if we take modern re-definitions of the date line into account. The island nation of Kiribati made an extremely large (close to 30 degrees of longitude) change to the date line's location in order to insure that it was the first nation to experience sunrise in the new century. This move is not universally accepted as legitimate.
The flight distance from Richmond International Airport to Honolulu International Airport is 4,844 miles and about 9.5 to 10 hours flying time. It is about the same from Washington Dulles airport.