Virginia to Pennsylvania

Distance from Alexandria to Philadelphia

Straight-line distance

132.7mi

Alexandria, VA and Philadelphia, PA are 132.7 miles (213.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Alexandria, the shortest path starts out heading NE (51°).

kilometers
213.5
nautical miles
115.3
heading from Alexandria
51° NE
heading from Philadelphia
232° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Alexandria is from Philadelphia

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Alexandria and Philadelphia is 132.7 miles, 213.5 km or 115.3 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 132.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
132.7
Kilometers
213.5
Nautical miles
115.3
Bearing from Alexandria
51.1° NE
Bearing arriving at Philadelphia
52.3°
Bearing from Philadelphia
232.3° SW

Halfway between Alexandria and Philadelphia

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.418421, -76.116825 (39°25'6.32"N 76°07'0.57"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Aberdeen, MD, with 18,451 residents, 7.5 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 Philadelphia 15 h 01 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 20 min. Philadelphia is 1.19° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Philadelphia has 9.9 times the population of Alexandria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Alexandria changed by -0.0% and Philadelphia by -1.7%. The trip crosses from Virginia into Pennsylvania.

  1. 01Alexandria, VA159,102 (-0.0%)
  2. 02Philadelphia, PA1,573,916 (-1.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Alexandria from Philadelphia?

132.7 miles, 213.5 km or 115.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Philadelphia from Alexandria?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Alexandria on a bearing of 51.1° and arrives at Philadelphia on 52.3°. The return trip starts on 232.3°.

What is halfway between Alexandria and Philadelphia?

The midpoint is at 39.418421, -76.116825. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Aberdeen, MD, 7.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Alexandria and Philadelphia?

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

Which is bigger, Alexandria or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia, with 1,573,916 residents in July 2024 against 159,102 for Alexandria, 9.9 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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