North Carolina

Distance from Concord to Raleigh

Straight-line distance

116.1mi

Concord, NC and Raleigh, NC are 116.1 miles (186.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Concord, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (74°).

kilometers
186.8
nautical miles
100.9
heading from Concord
74° ENE
heading from Raleigh
255° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Concord is from Raleigh

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Concord and Raleigh is 116.1 miles, 186.8 km or 100.9 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 116.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
116.1
Kilometers
186.8
Nautical miles
100.9
Bearing from Concord
74.2° ENE
Bearing arriving at Raleigh
75.4°
Bearing from Raleigh
255.4° WSW

Halfway between Concord and Raleigh

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.616109, -79.640992 (35°36'57.99"N 79°38'27.57"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Ramseur, NC, with 1,790 residents, 8.4 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, Concord gets 14 h 33 min of daylight and Raleigh 14 h 36 min; on December 21, 9 h 46 min and 9 h 44 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Raleigh has 4.4 times the population of Concord. From July 2020 to July 2024, Concord changed by +7.1% and Raleigh by +7.3%. Both are in North Carolina.

  1. 01Concord, NC112,395 (+7.1%)
  2. 02Raleigh, NC499,825 (+7.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Concord from Raleigh?

116.1 miles, 186.8 km or 100.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Raleigh from Concord?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Concord on a bearing of 74.2° and arrives at Raleigh on 75.4°. The return trip starts on 255.4°.

What is halfway between Concord and Raleigh?

The midpoint is at 35.616109, -79.640992. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Ramseur, NC, 8.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Concord and Raleigh?

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

Which is bigger, Concord or Raleigh?

Raleigh, with 499,825 residents in July 2024 against 112,395 for Concord, 4.4 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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