Maryland to Virginia

Distance from Baltimore to Richmond

Straight-line distance

130.9mi

Baltimore, MD and Richmond, VA are 130.9 miles (210.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Baltimore, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (201°).

kilometers
210.6
nautical miles
113.7
heading from Baltimore
201° SSW
heading from Richmond
21° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Baltimore is from Richmond

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Baltimore and Richmond is 130.9 miles, 210.6 km or 113.7 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 130.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
130.9
Kilometers
210.6
Nautical miles
113.7
Bearing from Baltimore
201.2° SSW
Bearing arriving at Richmond
200.7°
Bearing from Richmond
20.7° NNE

Halfway between Baltimore and Richmond

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.416496, -77.048547 (38°24'59.38"N 77°02'54.77"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is La Plata, MD, with 11,374 residents, 9.8 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 Richmond 14 h 46 min; on December 21, 9 h 24 min and 9 h 34 min. Baltimore is 1.77° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Baltimore has 2.4 times the population of Richmond. From July 2020 to July 2024, Baltimore changed by -2.6% and Richmond by +3.0%. The trip crosses from Maryland into Virginia.

  1. 01Baltimore, MD568,271 (-2.6%)
  2. 02Richmond, VA233,655 (+3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Baltimore from Richmond?

130.9 miles, 210.6 km or 113.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richmond from Baltimore?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Baltimore on a bearing of 201.2° and arrives at Richmond on 200.7°. The return trip starts on 20.7°.

What is halfway between Baltimore and Richmond?

The midpoint is at 38.416496, -77.048547. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is La Plata, MD, 9.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Baltimore and Richmond?

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

Which is bigger, Baltimore or Richmond?

Baltimore, with 568,271 residents in July 2024 against 233,655 for Richmond, 2.4 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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