Have you ever wondered what would happen if you walked in a straight line around the world from Lakeland? Wonder no longer, wanderer.
Let us introduce you to LatLon Connect, an online tool that allows users to explore cities across the world that share the same latitude and longitude.
Here’s how it works
- Head to the site and type in any city you like.
- Follow the blue lines in any direction to see which other cities are highlighted. Those are the ones directly in line with your original destination.
- Bonus: The settings button at the top of the screen allows users to tweak the results, meaning you can look for cities with smaller or greater populations, and you can expand the buffer distance — altering the number of cities that will show up.
Here’s what we found
We stuck with the default settings, looking for places with 100,000+ people with a buffer zone of 6.21 miles (that’s 10 kilometers).
In our search, 15+ results popped up, with the most populated place lying on the other side of the world: the Chinese city of Wenzhou, pictured above. As of recent estimates, there are more than 4 million people living in the port city.
The largest US city Swan City is aligned with? Cape Coral, Florida. We won’t spoil which other places we found — explore for yourself.
For more info on Lakeland’s international connections, we threw together a guide featuring our five sister cities spanning three separate continents.
