Bras-Panon

Réunion · Commune

Bras-Panon is a commune on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France. Bras-Panon borders the communes of Saint-André, Saint-Benoît and Salazie; as well as the Mât river, the Rivière des Roches and the Indian Ocean.

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Country: Réunion · Commune
Population: 13,012
Latitude: 21° S
Longitude: 55.68° E

Which way is Bras-Panon from…

From Paris, Bras-Panon lies at 131° to the south-east, 9,388 km as the crow flies.

Paris	131° south-east	9,388 km
London	129° south-east	9,714 km
New York	81° east	14,820 km
Madrid	126° south-east	9,179 km
Rome	138° south-east	8,283 km
Montreal	77° east	14,681 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	119° south-east	27 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

Squeezed between Saint-André and Saint-Benoît on the windward coast, Bras-Panon sits almost on the straight line joining them. From Saint-André, aim south-east, at 142°, 4.7 km away; from Saint-Benoît, the other way round: north-west, at 320°, 6.0 km away. From the other side of the island, from Saint-Paul, it is due east (88°), 42 km away.