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It can be a hard question to answer, if only because it depends on what altitude and latitude you're at. If we assume that you're at sea level on the equator, then you are about 3,960 miles away from the axis of rotation the earth. The Earth rotates at a pretty constant 15 degrees/hour (actually the way that the time zones were created: each is roughly 15 degrees wide). (15 degrees/hour)/(360 degrees/circle) * 2*pi*(3960) miles/circle = 1036 mph Another way to calculate it is to use the number of hours in a day and the circumferance of the earth. This way (and the one above) assumes that you're at the equator. 2*pi*(3960 miles) / (24 hours) =1036 mph

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