Virginia
Distance from Alexandria to Newport News
Straight-line distance
124.3mi
Alexandria, VA and Newport News, VA are 124.3 miles (200.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Alexandria, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (166°).
- kilometers
- 200.0
- nautical miles
- 108.0
- heading from Alexandria
- 166° SSE
- heading from Newport News
- 346° NNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Alexandria is from Newport News
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Alexandria and Newport News is 124.3 miles, 200.0 km or 108.0 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 124.3 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 124.3
- Kilometers
- 200.0
- Nautical miles
- 108.0
- Bearing from Alexandria
- 165.6° SSE
- Bearing arriving at Newport News
- 165.9°
- Bearing from Newport News
- 345.9° NNW
Halfway between Alexandria and Newport News
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.948034, -76.799518 (37°56'52.92"N 76°47'58.26"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Warsaw, VA, with 1,683 residents, 2.3 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 Newport News 14 h 43 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 37 min. Alexandria is 1.74° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Newport News has 1.2 times the population of Alexandria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Alexandria changed by -0.0% and Newport News by -1.6%. Both are in Virginia.
- 01Alexandria, VA159,102 (-0.0%)
- 02Newport News, VA183,056 (-1.6%)
Questions people ask
How far is Alexandria from Newport News?
124.3 miles, 200.0 km or 108.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Newport News from Alexandria?
SSE. The great-circle path leaves Alexandria on a bearing of 165.6° and arrives at Newport News on 165.9°. The return trip starts on 345.9°.
What is halfway between Alexandria and Newport News?
The midpoint is at 37.948034, -76.799518. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Warsaw, VA, 2.3 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Alexandria and Newport News?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Alexandria or Newport News?
Newport News, with 183,056 residents in July 2024 against 159,102 for Alexandria, 1.2 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.