North Carolina

Distance from Charlotte to Concord

Straight-line distance

16.8mi

Charlotte, NC and Concord, NC are 16.8 miles (27.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Charlotte, the shortest path starts out heading NE (41°).

kilometers
27.0
nautical miles
14.6
heading from Charlotte
41° NE
heading from Concord
221° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Charlotte is from Concord

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Charlotte and Concord is 16.8 miles, 27.0 km or 14.6 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 16.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.8
Kilometers
27.0
Nautical miles
14.6
Bearing from Charlotte
41.0° NE
Bearing arriving at Concord
41.1°
Bearing from Concord
221.1° SW

Halfway between Charlotte and Concord

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.300589, -80.733361 (35°18'2.12"N 80°44'0.10"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Harrisburg, NC, with 20,335 residents, 5.0 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, Charlotte gets 14 h 32 min of daylight and Concord 14 h 33 min; on December 21, 9 h 47 min and 9 h 46 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Charlotte has 8.4 times the population of Concord. From July 2020 to July 2024, Charlotte changed by +7.8% and Concord by +7.1%. Both are in North Carolina.

  1. 01Charlotte, NC943,476 (+7.8%)
  2. 02Concord, NC112,395 (+7.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Charlotte from Concord?

16.8 miles, 27.0 km or 14.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Concord from Charlotte?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Charlotte on a bearing of 41.0° and arrives at Concord on 41.1°. The return trip starts on 221.1°.

What is halfway between Charlotte and Concord?

The midpoint is at 35.300589, -80.733361. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Harrisburg, NC, 5.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Charlotte and Concord?

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

Which is bigger, Charlotte or Concord?

Charlotte, with 943,476 residents in July 2024 against 112,395 for Concord, 8.4 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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