North Carolina
Distance from Durham to Fayetteville
Straight-line distance
62.0mi
Durham, NC and Fayetteville, NC are 62.0 miles (99.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Durham, the shortest path starts out heading S (184°).
- kilometers
- 99.8
- nautical miles
- 53.9
- heading from Durham
- 184° S
- heading from Fayetteville
- 4° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Durham is from Fayetteville
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Durham and Fayetteville is 62.0 miles, 99.8 km or 53.9 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 62.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 62.0
- Kilometers
- 99.8
- Nautical miles
- 53.9
- Bearing from Durham
- 183.9° S
- Bearing arriving at Fayetteville
- 183.9°
- Bearing from Fayetteville
- 3.9° N
Halfway between Durham and Fayetteville
The great-circle midpoint is at 35.530356, -78.936010 (35°31'49.28"N 78°56'9.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Broadway, NC, with 1,362 residents, 8.5 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, Durham gets 14 h 36 min of daylight and Fayetteville 14 h 31 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 48 min. Durham is 0.90° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Durham has 1.4 times the population of Fayetteville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Durham changed by +7.2% and Fayetteville by -0.7%. Both are in North Carolina.
- 01Durham, NC301,870 (+7.2%)
- 02Fayetteville, NC209,496 (-0.7%)
Questions people ask
How far is Durham from Fayetteville?
62.0 miles, 99.8 km or 53.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Fayetteville from Durham?
S. The great-circle path leaves Durham on a bearing of 183.9° and arrives at Fayetteville on 183.9°. The return trip starts on 3.9°.
What is halfway between Durham and Fayetteville?
The midpoint is at 35.530356, -78.936010. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Broadway, NC, 8.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Durham and Fayetteville?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Durham or Fayetteville?
Durham, with 301,870 residents in July 2024 against 209,496 for Fayetteville, 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.