Le Tampon

Réunion · Commune

Le Tampon is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. It is located on the south-central part of the island of Reunion, adjacent to Saint Pierre.

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Country: Réunion · Commune
Population: 82,579
Latitude: 21.28° S
Longitude: 55.52° E

Which way is Le Tampon from…

From Paris, Le Tampon lies at 131° to the south-east, 9,406 km as the crow flies.

Paris	131° south-east	9,406 km
London	130° south-east	9,732 km
New York	81° east	14,826 km
Madrid	126° south-east	9,191 km
Rome	139° south-east	8,301 km
Montreal	77° east	14,690 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	171° south	45 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

To aim at Le Tampon, start from Saint-Pierre: it is just 8.1 km away, north-east, at 30°. From the cirque of Salazie, it is due south, at 185°, 28 km away, and from Sainte-Marie, further along the same line, the bearing is exactly the same. From Saint-Benoît, aim south-west, at 218°, 34 km away; from Entre-Deux, its nearest neighbour, south-east, at 122°, 5.8 km away.