Virginia
Distance from Chesapeake to Newport News
Straight-line distance
30.0mi
Chesapeake, VA and Newport News, VA are 30.0 miles (48.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Chesapeake, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (336°).
- kilometers
- 48.3
- nautical miles
- 26.1
- heading from Chesapeake
- 336° NNW
- heading from Newport News
- 156° SSE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Chesapeake is from Newport News
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chesapeake and Newport News is 30.0 miles, 48.3 km or 26.1 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 30.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 30.0
- Kilometers
- 48.3
- Nautical miles
- 26.1
- Bearing from Chesapeake
- 336.1° NNW
- Bearing arriving at Newport News
- 336.0°
- Bearing from Newport News
- 156.0° SSE
Halfway between Chesapeake and Newport News
The great-circle midpoint is at 36.877801, -76.411614 (36°52'40.08"N 76°24'41.81"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Portsmouth, VA, with 96,482 residents, 3.3 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, Chesapeake gets 14 h 40 min of daylight and Newport News 14 h 43 min; on December 21, 9 h 39 min and 9 h 37 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Chesapeake has 1.4 times the population of Newport News. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chesapeake changed by +2.1% and Newport News by -1.6%. Both are in Virginia.
- 01Chesapeake, VA254,997 (+2.1%)
- 02Newport News, VA183,056 (-1.6%)
Questions people ask
How far is Chesapeake from Newport News?
30.0 miles, 48.3 km or 26.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Newport News from Chesapeake?
NNW. The great-circle path leaves Chesapeake on a bearing of 336.1° and arrives at Newport News on 336.0°. The return trip starts on 156.0°.
What is halfway between Chesapeake and Newport News?
The midpoint is at 36.877801, -76.411614. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Portsmouth, VA, 3.3 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Chesapeake and Newport News?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Chesapeake or Newport News?
Chesapeake, with 254,997 residents in July 2024 against 183,056 for Newport News, 1.4 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.