How fast are YOU spinning on Earth’s axis? Infographic reveals the precise speed your country is moving at as the planet rotates

• An object on Earth's equator travels about 24,901 miles (40,075 km ) per day around the planet's circumference, according to geologist Seth Kadish
• According to the graphic, the speed at which your area of the planet is moving can vary between 150 and 1050mph
• To calculate speed, he divided that distance by 24 hours to get 1,040 mph
• After that, speed due to rotation was calculated by multiplying the speed at the equator by the cosine of the latitude at the point

By Ellie Zolfagharifard
PUBLISHED: 11:38 GMT, 28 January 2014 | UPDATED: 11:44 GMT, 28 January 2014

 

 

Have you ever thought about how fast you’re spinning on Earth’s axis?
Even when you finally relax in front of the TV, you’re still spinning at a dizzying speed of over 600mph if you’re in the UK.
Using this map, you can search for where your line of latitude crosses the black curve to determine the speed you’re spinning in the cosmos.
Place cursor over map below to magnify

 

The graphic was created by Oregon-based Seth Kadish who wanted to find a way for people think about their existence in a broader sense.
According to the graphic, the speed at which your area of the planet is moving can vary between 150 and 1050mph.
‘Basically, I'm a geologist who loves math,’ Mr Kadish told MailOnline. ‘Every once in a while, I tackle a fun thought experiment or back-of-the-envelope calculation related to the natural world.’

The result was the graphic that reveals the speed of a point on Earth's surface for any given latitude as a result of the rotation of the Earth about its axis.
The values on the graph are accurate to within about 1 mph (1.6 km/hr) of your actual speed.  
It does not take into account our rotation around the sun into account, which is roughly 67,000 mph orbital speed.

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Even when you finally relax in front of the TV after a long day, you're still spinning at a dizzying speed of over 600mph if you're in the UK

HOW WERE THE FIGURES CALCULATED?

An object on the Earth's equator travels once around the Earth's circumference. This is about 24,901 miles (40,075 kilometres) per day.
To calculate speed, Mr Kadish divided that distance by 24 hours to reach the figure of 1,040 mph.
After that, speed due to rotation was calculated by multiplying the speed at the equator by the cosine of the latitude at the point.

‘The largest error introduced is probably the fact that you have to estimate your location on the curve based on where you live, then read your speed off the x-axis,’ said Mr Kadish.
An object on the Earth's equator travels once around the Earth's circumference. This is about 24,901 miles (40,075 kilometres) per day.
To calculate speed, Mr Kadish divided that distance by 24 hours to reach the figure of 1,040 mph.
After that, speed due to rotation was calculated by multiplying the speed at the equator by the cosine of the latitude at the point.
The calculation assumes that the Earth is a perfect sphere, which isn’t the case.
As well as this, a full rotation of the Earth doesn’t take 24 hours, but 23 hours and 56 minutes. 
There is also some variability in speed introduced by the altitude of a given location, but the effect is very minor.
‘If, hypothetically, Mt. Everest’s peak and the deepest part of the Mariana Trench were both located along the equator, the difference in tangential speed caused by the 12.3 mile elevation difference would only be about 3 mph,’ said Mr Kadish.
‘I am partial to maps because my education focused heavily on geographic information systems,’ said Mr Kadish. ‘But sometimes all you need is a good graph to make the data beautiful.’

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