Moscow

Russia

Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, situated on the Moskva River in Central Russia. The city has a population estimated at more than 13 million residents within city limits, more than 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and more than 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of 2,511 square kilometers; the urban area covers 5,891 square kilometers; and the metropolitan area covers more than 26,000 square kilometers.

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Country: Russia
Population: 10,452,000
Latitude: 55.75° N
Longitude: 37.61° E

Which way is Moscow from…

From Paris, Moscow lies at 59° to the north-east, 2,486 km as the crow flies.

Paris	59° north-east	2,486 km
London	64° north-east	2,500 km
New York	34° north-east	7,510 km
Madrid	46° north-east	3,440 km
Rome	41° north-east	2,375 km
Montreal	36° north-east	7,054 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	350° north	8,686 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

Same latitude as Copenhagen, but much further east: from London, Moscow is north-east, at 64°, 2,500 km away, while a flat map says 79°, east. From New York, the map points to 78°, but the compass says 34°, north-east. The shortest route skims the southern tip of Greenland, then crosses Iceland and Scandinavia.