If you are talking about in the world it would be:
Quito, Ecuador. It's closest to the equator (0º14'S / 78º30'W)
The capital city Quito, in Ecuador, is centered just 15 miles (25 km) south of the equator, and extends to within 6/10 of a mile (1 km) of the zero latitude line.
If you are talking about the United States it would be:
Honolulu, Hawaii (21.3069° N /157.8583° W)
Honolulu is 1,472.17 mi (2,369.23 km) north of the equator\
Quito in Ecuador is closest to the equator. -------------------- It is no correct ; the town situated to the equator is Pontianak in Indonesia, West Kalimantan province, Borneo island. And it is not a small town: cca. 600 000 inhabitants.
There are many capital cities located on the Equator. These cities include Pontianak, Indonesia, Quito, Ecuador, Kismayo, Somalia, Yaren District, Nauru, Padang, Indonesia, Balikpapan, Indonesia, and Nairobi, Kenya.
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is located on the equator. It is in South America AND It is close to Brazil.
Algiers is located north of the Equator. It is the capital city of Algeria in North Africa.
The nearest villages are Los Mazos in the state of Jalisco and El Jabali in the state of Colima. The nearest city is the city of Colima, state capital.
Quito
Quito in Ecuador is closest to the equator. -------------------- It is no correct ; the town situated to the equator is Pontianak in Indonesia, West Kalimantan province, Borneo island. And it is not a small town: cca. 600 000 inhabitants.
There are many capital cities located on the Equator. These cities include Pontianak, Indonesia, Quito, Ecuador, Kismayo, Somalia, Yaren District, Nauru, Padang, Indonesia, Balikpapan, Indonesia, and Nairobi, Kenya.
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is located on the equator. It is in South America AND It is close to Brazil.
The nearest city to Mount Everest is Kathmandu in Nepal.
Algiers is located north of the Equator. It is the capital city of Algeria in North Africa.
Rio de Janiero in 2016
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Quito, Ecuador, is the closest capital city to the equator, located at these coordinates: 0° 15′ 0″ S, 78° 35′ 0″ W {| ! | |}
Annapolis, the capital city of Maryland, is located 29 miles from Washington D.C., the capital city of the United States. Annapolis is the closest state capital.
The nearest capital city to the Three Sisters in New South Wales, Australia is Sydney, which is located about 90 kilometers (56 miles) away.
The nearest villages are Los Mazos in the state of Jalisco and El Jabali in the state of Colima. The nearest city is the city of Colima, state capital.