Virginia

Distance from Alexandria to Suffolk

Straight-line distance

148.7mi

Alexandria, VA and Suffolk, VA are 148.7 miles (239.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Alexandria, the shortest path starts out heading S (170°).

kilometers
239.2
nautical miles
129.2
heading from Alexandria
170° S
heading from Suffolk
351° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Alexandria is from Suffolk

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Alexandria and Suffolk is 148.7 miles, 239.2 km or 129.2 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 148.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
148.7
Kilometers
239.2
Nautical miles
129.2
Bearing from Alexandria
170.4° S
Bearing arriving at Suffolk
170.6°
Bearing from Suffolk
350.6° N

Halfway between Alexandria and Suffolk

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.758463, -76.856030 (37°45'30.47"N 76°51'21.71"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tappahannock, VA, with 2,199 residents, 10.6 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 Suffolk 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 39 min. Alexandria is 2.12° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Alexandria has 1.5 times the population of Suffolk. From July 2020 to July 2024, Alexandria changed by -0.0% and Suffolk by +8.8%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Alexandria, VA159,102 (-0.0%)
  2. 02Suffolk, VA103,105 (+8.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Alexandria from Suffolk?

148.7 miles, 239.2 km or 129.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Suffolk from Alexandria?

S. The great-circle path leaves Alexandria on a bearing of 170.4° and arrives at Suffolk on 170.6°. The return trip starts on 350.6°.

What is halfway between Alexandria and Suffolk?

The midpoint is at 37.758463, -76.856030. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tappahannock, VA, 10.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Alexandria and Suffolk?

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

Which is bigger, Alexandria or Suffolk?

Alexandria, with 159,102 residents in July 2024 against 103,105 for Suffolk, 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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