So... would you like to know where places are in Japan relative to the Dai-ichi (Big One) nuclear reactor in Okuma-machi (Town of Okuma) Fukushima-ken (Fukushima Prefecture)? I wanted to know, too.
Strangely enough, I couldn't find any stories telling me exactly where the facility is specifically located. As well, I lacked a way of discerning just how far away the nuclear facility is from my old hometown of Ohtawara-shi (City of Ohtawra) in Tochigi-ken (Tochigi Prefecture).
I used the Wikipedia map found HERE to calculate the distance from the reactor to Ohtawara. Over on the left is a Get Directions tool... from here, pump in the following numbers:
Then under the destination location, type in the town, city or landmark you are looking for. Make sure to set the CAR or WALKING icon to get an idea of the proper distance to and fro.
As calculated by myself, Ohtawara is about: 143.4 kilometres (89.1 miles) from the nuclear facility, which is well outside the 20 kilometre (12.5 mile) evacuation zone imposed and enforced by the Japanese government (enforced as of April 22, 2011).
... just in case any of you are curious.
Andrew Joseph
Strangely enough, I couldn't find any stories telling me exactly where the facility is specifically located. As well, I lacked a way of discerning just how far away the nuclear facility is from my old hometown of Ohtawara-shi (City of Ohtawra) in Tochigi-ken (Tochigi Prefecture).
I used the Wikipedia map found HERE to calculate the distance from the reactor to Ohtawara. Over on the left is a Get Directions tool... from here, pump in the following numbers:
37.421474, 141.032714
It's the location of the Dai-ichi nuclear facility.Then under the destination location, type in the town, city or landmark you are looking for. Make sure to set the CAR or WALKING icon to get an idea of the proper distance to and fro.
As calculated by myself, Ohtawara is about: 143.4 kilometres (89.1 miles) from the nuclear facility, which is well outside the 20 kilometre (12.5 mile) evacuation zone imposed and enforced by the Japanese government (enforced as of April 22, 2011).
... just in case any of you are curious.
Andrew Joseph
