Athens

Greece

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the eighth-largest urban area in the European Union.

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Country: Greece
Population: 3,242,000
Latitude: 37.99° N
Longitude: 23.73° E

Which way is Athens from…

From Paris, Athens lies at 117° to the south-east, 2,096 km as the crow flies.

Paris	117° south-east	2,096 km
London	120° south-east	2,392 km
New York	56° north-east	7,926 km
Madrid	88° east	2,370 km
Rome	111° east	1,051 km
Montreal	57° north-east	7,601 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	333° north-west	7,336 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Athens shares its latitude with Seoul and Washington. From London, you aim south-east, at 120°, 2,392 km away. From New York, a flat map would put it due east, at 92°; the compass says 56°, north-east. And if you need a nearby landmark, Sofia is due north, 524 km away.