Virginia

Distance from Chesapeake to Suffolk

Straight-line distance

18.5mi

Chesapeake, VA and Suffolk, VA are 18.5 miles (29.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Chesapeake, the shortest path starts out heading W (274°).

kilometers
29.8
nautical miles
16.1
heading from Chesapeake
274° W
heading from Suffolk
94° E
ChesapeakeSuffolk

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Chesapeake is from Suffolk

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chesapeake and Suffolk is 18.5 miles, 29.8 km or 16.1 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 18.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.5
Kilometers
29.8
Nautical miles
16.1
Bearing from Chesapeake
273.9° W
Bearing arriving at Suffolk
273.7°
Bearing from Suffolk
93.7° E

Halfway between Chesapeake and Suffolk

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.688416, -76.468281 (36°41'18.30"N 76°28'5.81"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Chesapeake, VA, with 254,997 residents, 9.3 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 Suffolk 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 39 min and 9 h 39 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Chesapeake has 2.5 times the population of Suffolk. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chesapeake changed by +2.1% and Suffolk by +8.8%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Chesapeake, VA254,997 (+2.1%)
  2. 02Suffolk, VA103,105 (+8.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chesapeake from Suffolk?

18.5 miles, 29.8 km or 16.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Suffolk from Chesapeake?

W. The great-circle path leaves Chesapeake on a bearing of 273.9° and arrives at Suffolk on 273.7°. The return trip starts on 93.7°.

What is halfway between Chesapeake and Suffolk?

The midpoint is at 36.688416, -76.468281. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Chesapeake, VA, 9.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chesapeake and Suffolk?

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

Which is bigger, Chesapeake or Suffolk?

Chesapeake, with 254,997 residents in July 2024 against 103,105 for Suffolk, 2.5 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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