Berlin

Germany

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The metropolis is also one of the states of Germany, being the third-smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, bordering Brandenburg's capital Potsdam to the southwest.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Read the article →

Country: Germany
Population: 3,406,000
Latitude: 52.52° N
Longitude: 13.4° E

Which way is Berlin from…

From Paris, Berlin lies at 58° to the north-east, 877 km as the crow flies.

Paris	58° north-east	877 km
London	78° east	931 km
New York	46° north-east	6,384 km
Madrid	38° north-east	1,869 km
Rome	3° north	1,183 km
Montreal	49° north-east	5,998 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	336° north-west	9,117 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

Berlin is due north of Rome, at 3°, 1,183 km away. From London, it lies east, at 78°, 931 km away. From New York, a flat map would have you aim at 79°, east; the compass says 46°, north-east. A landmark for Germany’s capital: Warsaw shares its latitude, due east, 516 km away.