Warsaw

Poland

Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and most populous city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the river Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.87 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of around 3.5 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most populous city in the European Union.

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Country: Poland
Population: 1,707,000
Latitude: 52.25° N
Longitude: 21° E

Which way is Warsaw from…

From Paris, Warsaw lies at 67° to the north-east, 1,366 km as the crow flies.

Paris	67° north-east	1,366 km
London	78° east	1,447 km
New York	44° north-east	6,852 km
Madrid	47° north-east	2,290 km
Rome	26° north-east	1,317 km
Montreal	46° north-east	6,450 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	339° north	8,790 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

Warsaw lies on London’s latitude, yet from London you do not aim due east: the compass says 78°, 1,447 km away. From New York the gap is wider: a flat map says 80°, east, the compass 44°, north-east. A landmark: Skopje is due south of Warsaw, almost on the same meridian, and Amsterdam and Berlin share its latitude.