Maryland to Virginia

Distance from Baltimore to Hampton

Straight-line distance

156.5mi

Baltimore, MD and Hampton, VA are 156.5 miles (251.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Baltimore, the shortest path starts out heading S (174°).

kilometers
251.9
nautical miles
136.0
heading from Baltimore
174° S
heading from Hampton
354° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Baltimore is from Hampton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Baltimore and Hampton is 156.5 miles, 251.9 km or 136.0 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 156.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
156.5
Kilometers
251.9
Nautical miles
136.0
Bearing from Baltimore
173.7° S
Bearing arriving at Hampton
173.9°
Bearing from Hampton
353.9° N

Halfway between Baltimore and Hampton

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.174104, -76.451480 (38°10'26.77"N 76°27'5.33"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Leonardtown, MD, with 5,041 residents, 13.6 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, Baltimore gets 14 h 56 min of daylight and Hampton 14 h 43 min; on December 21, 9 h 24 min and 9 h 37 min. Baltimore is 2.25° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Baltimore has 4.1 times the population of Hampton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Baltimore changed by -2.6% and Hampton by +0.2%. The trip crosses from Maryland into Virginia.

  1. 01Baltimore, MD568,271 (-2.6%)
  2. 02Hampton, VA137,596 (+0.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Baltimore from Hampton?

156.5 miles, 251.9 km or 136.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Hampton from Baltimore?

S. The great-circle path leaves Baltimore on a bearing of 173.7° and arrives at Hampton on 173.9°. The return trip starts on 353.9°.

What is halfway between Baltimore and Hampton?

The midpoint is at 38.174104, -76.451480. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Leonardtown, MD, 13.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Baltimore and Hampton?

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

Which is bigger, Baltimore or Hampton?

Baltimore, with 568,271 residents in July 2024 against 137,596 for Hampton, 4.1 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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