how fast does the earth rotate around the equator
The Earth rotates at 1040mph AT THE EQUATOR. Three feet from the North Pole your only going 9 inches per hour! A circle w/3 foot radius is 18 feet. 18 feet in 24 hours is 9 in â¦ ches an hour. To see how fast YOUR head is spinning, multiply the Cosine times your latitude times 1040 for mph and cos(Lat) 1670 for km/h.