Virginia

Distance from Alexandria to Virginia Beach

Straight-line distance

152.2mi

Alexandria, VA and Virginia Beach, VA are 152.2 miles (245.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Alexandria, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (157°).

kilometers
245.0
nautical miles
132.3
heading from Alexandria
157° SSE
heading from Virginia Beach
338° NNW
AlexandriaVirginia Beach

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

How far Alexandria is from Virginia Beach

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Alexandria and Virginia Beach is 152.2 miles, 245.0 km or 132.3 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 152.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
152.2
Kilometers
245.0
Nautical miles
132.3
Bearing from Alexandria
157.5° SSE
Bearing arriving at Virginia Beach
158.1°
Bearing from Virginia Beach
338.1° NNW

Halfway between Alexandria and Virginia Beach

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.800575, -76.549118 (37°48'2.07"N 76°32'56.83"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Kilmarnock, VA, with 1,464 residents, 11.0 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 Virginia Beach 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 38 min. Alexandria is 2.04° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Virginia Beach has 2.9 times the population of Alexandria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Alexandria changed by -0.0% and Virginia Beach by -1.1%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Alexandria, VA159,102 (-0.0%)
  2. 02Virginia Beach, VA454,808 (-1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Alexandria from Virginia Beach?

152.2 miles, 245.0 km or 132.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Virginia Beach from Alexandria?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Alexandria on a bearing of 157.5° and arrives at Virginia Beach on 158.1°. The return trip starts on 338.1°.

What is halfway between Alexandria and Virginia Beach?

The midpoint is at 37.800575, -76.549118. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Kilmarnock, VA, 11.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Alexandria and Virginia Beach?

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

Which is bigger, Alexandria or Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach, with 454,808 residents in July 2024 against 159,102 for Alexandria, 2.9 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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