Which place is closer to... (sometimes surprisingly)

as the crow flies
(in the explanations you'll find the distances, in km)
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1. Which city is closer to London?
The Hague
Brussels
Paris
Liverpool
London to: The Hague 313, Brussels 321, Paris 343, Liverpool 286
2. Which place is closer to Miami?
Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Disneyworld
Tampa International Airport
Miami to: Havana 364, Santiago de Cuba 780, Disneyworld 321, Tampa Int’l Airport 335
3. Which city is closer to Seattle?
Denver, Colorado
Phoenix, Arizona
Los Angeles, California
Juneau, Alaska
Seattle to: Denver 1644, Phoenix 1793, Los Angeles 1544, Juneau 1435
4. Which city is closer to Marrakesh (Morocco)?
Montreal, Canada
Miami, USA
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Caracas, Venezuela
Marrakesh to: Montreal 5750, Miami 6957, San Juan 5971, Caracas 6469
5. Which city is closer to Kingsport, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Chicago
Windsor, Canada
New York
Kingsport, Tennessee to: Memphis 688, Chicago 738, Windsor (Canada) 639, New York City 876
6. Which place is closer to Algiers (capital of Algeria)?
Athens, Greece
London, UK
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Southernmost point of border between Algeria and Mali
Algiers to: Athens 1832, London 1658, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2027, southernmost point Algeria-Mali border 1974
7. Which city is closer to Sochi, Russia?
Minsk, Belarus
Moscow, Russia
Haifa, Israel
Athens, Greece
Sochi to: Minsk 1450, Moscow 1362, Haifa 1264, Athens 1483
8. Which city is closer to Saudi Arabia?
Cairo
Jerusalem
Baghdad
Dubai
Saudi Arabia to (approx.): Cairo 370, Jerusalem 170, Baghdad 320, Dubai 270
9. Which city is closer to Rome, Italy?
Milano, Italy
Venice, Italy
Split, Croatia
Tunis, Tunisia
Rome to: Milan 479, Venice 395, Split 370, Tunis 598
10. Which city is closer to Mexico City?
Chihuahua
San Antonio, Texas
New Orleans
Cancun
Mexico City to: Chihuahua 1240, San Antonio 1109, New Orleans 1481, Cancun 1297
2 Comments
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Level 29
Jul 24, 2020
Are you sure about all of these. Is there s source. Also Havana is spelt wrong
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Level 25
Jul 24, 2020
You can use any tool that measures distances between coordinates/places, or do it manually on google maps. If you find or get other results please let me know. The results that I got are as follows (all distances in km)

London to: The Hague 313, Brussels 321, Paris 343, Liverpool 286.

Miami to: Havana 364, Santiago de Cuba 780, Disneyworld 321, Tampa Int’l Airport 335.

Seattle to: Denver 1644, Phoenix 1793, Los Angeles 1544, Juneau 1435.

Marrakesh to: Montreal 5750, Miami 6957, San Juan 5971, Caracas 6469.

Kingsport, Tennessee to: Memphis 688, Chicago 738, Windsor (Canada) 639, New York City 876.

Algiers to: Athens 1832, London 1658, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2027, southernmost point Algeria-Mali border 1974.

Sochi to: Minsk 1450, Moscow 1362, Haifa 1264, Athens 1483.

Saudi Arabia to (approx.): Cairo 370, Jerusalem 170, Baghdad 320, Dubai 270.

Rome to: Milan 479, Venice 395, Split 370, Tunis 598.

Mexico City to: Chihuahua 1240, San Antonio 1109, New Orleans 1481, Cancun 1297.