Townsville vs Cairns
See how these cities line up by country, Daily puzzle spots, distance, and place on the map. Townsville and Cairns are in the same country.
283 km
Distance
north-northwest
Direction
Same
Countries
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Townsville
Queensland, Australia
Australia
Country
Notable
How well-known
Daily puzzle #56
Daily puzzle
19.27 S, 146.81 E
Coordinates
Cairns
Queensland, Australia
Australia
Country
Notable
How well-known
Not in the Daily puzzle yet
Daily puzzle
16.92 S, 145.77 E
Coordinates
283 km
From Townsville, Cairns is roughly north-northwest. The number is a globe distance, not a road trip.
2,142 km
Townsville from equator
1,882 km
Cairns from equator
Side by side
City details compared
Simple city facts only: country, how well-known each city is, whether it can show up in the Daily puzzle, and where it sits on the globe.
CheckCountry
TownsvilleAustralia
CairnsAustralia
TakeawayBoth are in Australia
CheckHow well-known
TownsvilleNotable
CairnsNotable
TakeawayBoth are notable cities
CheckDaily puzzle
TownsvilleDaily puzzle #56
CairnsNot in the Daily puzzle yet
TakeawayTownsville can appear in the Daily puzzle
CheckFarther north
Townsville19.27 S
Cairns16.92 S
TakeawayCairns
CheckFarther east
Townsville146.81 E
Cairns145.77 E
TakeawayTownsville
CheckFarther from the equator
Townsville2,142 km
Cairns1,882 km
TakeawayTownsville
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