Sofia

Bulgaria

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate.

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

Country: Bulgaria
Population: 1,185,000
Latitude: 42.69° N
Longitude: 23.31° E

Which way is Sofia from…

From Paris, Sofia lies at 105° to the east, 1,757 km as the crow flies.

Paris	105° east	1,757 km
London	110° east	2,015 km
New York	52° north-east	7,585 km
Madrid	75° east	2,253 km
Rome	81° east	893 km
Montreal	54° north-east	7,233 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	335° north-west	7,797 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

Three capitals on a single line: from Sofia, Skopje and Tirana lie in the same direction, 244°. From London, aim east, at 110°, 2,015 km away. From New York, though, a flat map shows east (88°) and the compass 52°, north-east. More landmarks: Athens is due south of Sofia, almost on the same meridian, and Bucharest is 297 km to the north-east.