Virginia to North Carolina

Distance from Chesapeake to Raleigh

Straight-line distance

142.9mi

Chesapeake, VA and Raleigh, NC are 142.9 miles (229.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Chesapeake, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (247°).

kilometers
229.9
nautical miles
124.2
heading from Chesapeake
247° WSW
heading from Raleigh
65° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Chesapeake is from Raleigh

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chesapeake and Raleigh is 142.9 miles, 229.9 km or 124.2 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 142.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
142.9
Kilometers
229.9
Nautical miles
124.2
Bearing from Chesapeake
246.5° WSW
Bearing arriving at Raleigh
245.1°
Bearing from Raleigh
65.1° ENE

Halfway between Chesapeake and Raleigh

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.261343, -77.477745 (36°15'40.84"N 77°28'39.88"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Scotland Neck, NC, with 1,592 residents, 9.6 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, Chesapeake gets 14 h 40 min of daylight and Raleigh 14 h 36 min; on December 21, 9 h 39 min and 9 h 44 min. Chesapeake is 0.85° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Raleigh has 2.0 times the population of Chesapeake. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chesapeake changed by +2.1% and Raleigh by +7.3%. The trip crosses from Virginia into North Carolina.

  1. 01Chesapeake, VA254,997 (+2.1%)
  2. 02Raleigh, NC499,825 (+7.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chesapeake from Raleigh?

142.9 miles, 229.9 km or 124.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Raleigh from Chesapeake?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Chesapeake on a bearing of 246.5° and arrives at Raleigh on 245.1°. The return trip starts on 65.1°.

What is halfway between Chesapeake and Raleigh?

The midpoint is at 36.261343, -77.477745. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Scotland Neck, NC, 9.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chesapeake and Raleigh?

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

Which is bigger, Chesapeake or Raleigh?

Raleigh, with 499,825 residents in July 2024 against 254,997 for Chesapeake, 2.0 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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