Virginia

Distance from Alexandria to Norfolk

Straight-line distance

138.8mi

Alexandria, VA and Norfolk, VA are 138.8 miles (223.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Alexandria, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (160°).

kilometers
223.4
nautical miles
120.6
heading from Alexandria
160° SSE
heading from Norfolk
341° NNW
AlexandriaNorfolk

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Alexandria is from Norfolk

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Alexandria and Norfolk is 138.8 miles, 223.4 km or 120.6 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 138.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
138.8
Kilometers
223.4
Nautical miles
120.6
Bearing from Alexandria
160.5° SSE
Bearing arriving at Norfolk
161.0°
Bearing from Norfolk
341.0° NNW

Halfway between Alexandria and Norfolk

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.871894, -76.658750 (37°52'18.82"N 76°39'31.50"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Warsaw, VA, with 1,683 residents, 8.3 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 Norfolk 14 h 42 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 38 min. Alexandria is 1.90° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Norfolk has 1.5 times the population of Alexandria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Alexandria changed by -0.0% and Norfolk by -2.8%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Alexandria, VA159,102 (-0.0%)
  2. 02Norfolk, VA231,105 (-2.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Alexandria from Norfolk?

138.8 miles, 223.4 km or 120.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Norfolk from Alexandria?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Alexandria on a bearing of 160.5° and arrives at Norfolk on 161.0°. The return trip starts on 341.0°.

What is halfway between Alexandria and Norfolk?

The midpoint is at 37.871894, -76.658750. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Warsaw, VA, 8.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Alexandria and Norfolk?

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

Which is bigger, Alexandria or Norfolk?

Norfolk, with 231,105 residents in July 2024 against 159,102 for Alexandria, 1.5 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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