La Plaine-des-Palmistes

Réunion · Commune

La Plaine-des-Palmistes is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It lies in the eastern part of the island, on the RN3 road, south west of Saint-Benoît and northeast of the Col de Bellevue. It is known for its nearby forest and for the Biberon Falls. It lies close to the slopes of the Piton des Songes.

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Country: Réunion · Commune
Population: 6,936
Latitude: 21.13° S
Longitude: 55.63° E

Which way is La Plaine-des-Palmistes from…

From Paris, La Plaine-des-Palmistes lies at 131° to the south-east, 9,399 km as the crow flies.

Paris	131° south-east	9,399 km
London	129° south-east	9,724 km
New York	81° east	14,825 km
Madrid	126° south-east	9,187 km
Rome	139° south-east	8,293 km
Montreal	77° east	14,688 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	147° south-east	34 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

Face east from Cilaos and La Plaine-des-Palmistes is straight ahead: 89°, due east, 16 km away. Keep going along the same line and you reach Sainte-Rose, on the coast, 34 km from Cilaos. From Saint-Joseph, aim due north (2°), 27 km away. And from Saint-Benoît, its nearest neighbour, turn south-west, to 220°, 14 km away.