SpeedrooHow fast does New York City move as Earth spins?
789 mphAbout 1,269 km/h · Jet
About 789 mph (1,270 km/h), eastward. At the equator it would be about 1,040 mph (1,670 km/h).
That's about 23 times a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
🗽789 mph
🕊️an albatross
By speed: New York spinning is about 10× faster than an albatross.
Things about as fast
- How fast is sound at airliner cruising height?660 mph
- How fast do the Blue Angels fly?700 mph
- How fast did Chuck Yeager fly to break the sound barrier?700 mph
- How fast was ThrustSSC?763 mph
- How fast is the speed of sound?767 mph
- How fast does the tip of a cracking whip move?808 mph
- How fast is the fastest subsonic airliner flight?825 mph
- How fast did Felix Baumgartner fall?844 mph
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].