Virginia to Maryland

Distance from Alexandria to Baltimore

Straight-line distance

41.8mi

Alexandria, VA and Baltimore, MD are 41.8 miles (67.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Alexandria, the shortest path starts out heading NE (37°).

kilometers
67.3
nautical miles
36.3
heading from Alexandria
37° NE
heading from Baltimore
218° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Alexandria is from Baltimore

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Alexandria and Baltimore is 41.8 miles, 67.3 km or 36.3 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 41.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
41.8
Kilometers
67.3
Nautical miles
36.3
Bearing from Alexandria
37.2° NE
Bearing arriving at Baltimore
37.5°
Bearing from Baltimore
217.5° SW

Halfway between Alexandria and Baltimore

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.059889, -76.847905 (39°03'35.60"N 76°50'52.46"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Laurel, MD, with 30,238 residents, 2.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Alexandria gets 14 h 53 min of daylight and Baltimore 14 h 56 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 24 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Baltimore has 3.6 times the population of Alexandria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Alexandria changed by -0.0% and Baltimore by -2.6%. The trip crosses from Virginia into Maryland.

  1. 01Alexandria, VA159,102 (-0.0%)
  2. 02Baltimore, MD568,271 (-2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Alexandria from Baltimore?

41.8 miles, 67.3 km or 36.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Baltimore from Alexandria?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Alexandria on a bearing of 37.2° and arrives at Baltimore on 37.5°. The return trip starts on 217.5°.

What is halfway between Alexandria and Baltimore?

The midpoint is at 39.059889, -76.847905. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Laurel, MD, 2.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Alexandria and Baltimore?

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Alexandria or Baltimore?

Baltimore, with 568,271 residents in July 2024 against 159,102 for Alexandria, 3.6 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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