Tbilisi

Georgia

Tbilisi is the capital and largest city of Georgia, located on the banks of the Kura River. With more than 1.3 million inhabitants, it contains almost one third of the country's population. Tbilisi was founded in the 5th century CE by Vakhtang I of Iberia and has since served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics.

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Country: Georgia
Population: 1,100,000
Latitude: 41.73° N
Longitude: 44.79° E

Which way is Tbilisi from…

From Paris, Tbilisi lies at 87° to the east, 3,366 km as the crow flies.

Paris	87° east	3,366 km
London	90° east	3,536 km
New York	42° north-east	8,973 km
Madrid	72° east	4,013 km
Rome	79° east	2,660 km
Montreal	42° north-east	8,553 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	351° north	7,048 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

Tbilisi is due east of London: the compass says 90°, 3,536 km away, while a flat map would put it further south, at 108°. From New York the gap widens: 89° on the map, 42° on the compass, north-east. From Saint-Denis on Réunion Island, aim north, at 351°, 7,048 km away. Landmarks: Yerevan is to the south, 173 km away, and Baku to the east, 450 km away.