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Cities at the same latitude as
New Town

New Town is at latitude -42.8576°. Here are the cities within ±0.5° of the same parallel. There is no other major city within ±0.5° of New Town. The closest major city by latitude is Mar del Plata (Argentina), at latitude -38.0004°, a difference of 4.8572°.

All cities at the same latitude as New Town share nearly the same day length: about 11:29 today.

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Lat: -42.8576° Lng: 147.3087° Pop: 6,004 Time Zone: Australia/Hobart

Matching Cities

City Country Population Latitude
HobartAustralia254,930-42.8794°
TrelewArgentina97,915-43.2490°
Puerto MadrynArgentina64,555-42.7685°
CastroChile41,667-42.4721°
EsquelArgentina28,486-42.9115°
RawsonArgentina26,335-43.3003°
QuellónChile21,823-43.1182°
RangioraNew Zealand19,300-43.3044°
DalcahueChile13,076-42.3785°
ChonchiChile12,959-42.6239°
Sandy BayAustralia11,727-42.8945°
GlenorchyAustralia10,647-42.8334°
KingstonAustralia10,154-42.9764°
GreymouthNew Zealand9,419-42.4667°
HowrahAustralia8,317-42.8873°
ClaremontAustralia7,629-42.7833°
Blackmans BayAustralia6,890-43.0031°
TrevelinArgentina6,395-43.0858°
LindisfarneAustralia5,992-42.8484°
Lenah ValleyAustralia5,880-42.8715°
West HobartAustralia5,805-42.8766°
GaimanArgentina5,753-43.2909°
WoodendNew Zealand5,430-43.3167°
New NorfolkAustralia5,366-42.7826°
MoonahAustralia5,311-42.8462°
South HobartAustralia5,221-42.8946°

About latitude comparisons

When comparing cities at the same latitude, such as New Town and its global counterparts, it is important to remember that while they share identical daylight hours and similar solar angles throughout the year, their climates may differ drastically. Factors including elevation, proximity to oceans, and dominant wind patterns shape the local environment just as much as solar positioning.

The results shown here are cities located within ±0.5 degrees of New Town's parallel (-42.8576°), which covers roughly 55 kilometers (34 miles) north or south of its exact coordinate.

Frequently asked questions

What is the longitude of New Town?

New Town is located at longitude 147.3087° E. Among cities within ±0.5° of the same meridian, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), at 147.1509° E in the Southern Hemisphere.

How close are these cities to New Town’s latitude?

Each listed city has a stored latitude between -43.35758° and -42.35758°, the ±0.5° matching band around New Town.

Does this map show exact city boundaries?

No. Map markers and latitude values use city reference coordinates. They help compare locations on a parallel, but do not represent municipal boundaries.

Do these cities share the same climate?

Not necessarily. Latitude is only one influence on climate; altitude, coastlines, ocean currents and local terrain also matter.