Virginia

Distance from Alexandria to Richmond

Straight-line distance

91.5mi

Alexandria, VA and Richmond, VA are 91.5 miles (147.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Alexandria, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (194°).

kilometers
147.3
nautical miles
79.5
heading from Alexandria
194° SSW
heading from Richmond
13° NNE
AlexandriaRichmond

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

How far Alexandria is from Richmond

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Alexandria and Richmond is 91.5 miles, 147.3 km or 79.5 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 91.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
91.5
Kilometers
147.3
Nautical miles
79.5
Bearing from Alexandria
193.6° SSW
Bearing arriving at Richmond
193.3°
Bearing from Richmond
13.3° NNE

Halfway between Alexandria and Richmond

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.175513, -77.281583 (38°10'31.85"N 77°16'53.70"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bowling Green, VA, with 1,252 residents, 9.2 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 Richmond 14 h 46 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 34 min. Alexandria is 1.29° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Richmond has 1.5 times the population of Alexandria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Alexandria changed by -0.0% and Richmond by +3.0%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Alexandria, VA159,102 (-0.0%)
  2. 02Richmond, VA233,655 (+3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Alexandria from Richmond?

91.5 miles, 147.3 km or 79.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richmond from Alexandria?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Alexandria on a bearing of 193.6° and arrives at Richmond on 193.3°. The return trip starts on 13.3°.

What is halfway between Alexandria and Richmond?

The midpoint is at 38.175513, -77.281583. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bowling Green, VA, 9.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Alexandria and Richmond?

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

Which is bigger, Alexandria or Richmond?

Richmond, with 233,655 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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