Howfaris.it announces free straight-line distance calculator

HAMBURG, Germany - Jan. 15, 2016 - PRLog -- For those in need of a deeper understanding of the world around them, especially distances between countries, continents, and even physical features, the howfaris.it website provides a free straight-line distance calculator for students and travelers alike. A student interested in the distance between two continents, like Antarctica and South America, can simply enter the two locations in the search bar. Regardless of actual travel distance, the straight-line calculator provides an “as the crow flies” distance so that said student can better comprehend how big- and sometimes how small- the planet really is.

A traveler can do a similar search to better understand how large a continent is. If a traveler wishes to visit Europe, using the straight-line calculator will better orient him or her with how far each country, or parts of a country, really is. Though it does not provide detailed times for actual human travel, it does provide a quick travel planning tool to better lay out an itinerary that matches the time and resources available.

Also on the site are resources any traveler might need. Knowing the time zones of specific countries is beneficial for anticipating when to contact a business or hotel, as well as coordinating flight landing times with business hours. The time zone map provided by howfaris.it also provides current local time for travelers who go in and out of time zones. It also provides a time difference calculator between two locations. All this helps the traveler on the go as well as the planner.

A traveler trying to contact businesses or a person attempting to contact a traveler can use the site’s phone code guide to better help contact via phone. All codes appear simultaneously for each letter group. For example, in a quick search, one will find that the country code for Australia is 61 and American Samoa is 1-684. Every country is available with the codes, which helps when one has a local number, but not the international code.

Whether student or traveler, howfaris.it offers a variety of tools to help either deepen their understanding of the world around us. Whether it is distance, the current time, or even how to telephone a country, howfaris.it is the first and only stop for information.