Virginia

Distance from Chesapeake to Richmond

Straight-line distance

87.5mi

Chesapeake, VA and Richmond, VA are 87.5 miles (140.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Chesapeake, the shortest path starts out heading NW (313°).

kilometers
140.8
nautical miles
76.0
heading from Chesapeake
313° NW
heading from Richmond
132° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Chesapeake is from Richmond

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chesapeake and Richmond is 87.5 miles, 140.8 km or 76.0 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 87.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
87.5
Kilometers
140.8
Nautical miles
76.0
Bearing from Chesapeake
312.6° NW
Bearing arriving at Richmond
311.9°
Bearing from Richmond
131.9° SE

Halfway between Chesapeake and Richmond

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.106847, -76.885598 (37°06'24.65"N 76°53'8.15"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Waverly, VA, with 1,934 residents, 12.6 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 Richmond 14 h 46 min; on December 21, 9 h 39 min and 9 h 34 min. Richmond is 0.85° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Chesapeake has 1.1 times the population of Richmond. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chesapeake changed by +2.1% and Richmond by +3.0%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Chesapeake, VA254,997 (+2.1%)
  2. 02Richmond, VA233,655 (+3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chesapeake from Richmond?

87.5 miles, 140.8 km or 76.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richmond from Chesapeake?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Chesapeake on a bearing of 312.6° and arrives at Richmond on 311.9°. The return trip starts on 131.9°.

What is halfway between Chesapeake and Richmond?

The midpoint is at 37.106847, -76.885598. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Waverly, VA, 12.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chesapeake and Richmond?

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

Which is bigger, Chesapeake or Richmond?

Chesapeake, with 254,997 residents in July 2024 against 233,655 for Richmond, 1.1 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.