North Carolina
Distance from Durham to Greensboro
Straight-line distance
52.3mi
Durham, NC and Greensboro, NC are 52.3 miles (84.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Durham, the shortest path starts out heading W (279°).
- kilometers
- 84.2
- nautical miles
- 45.5
- heading from Durham
- 279° W
- heading from Greensboro
- 99° E
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Durham is from Greensboro
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Durham and Greensboro is 52.3 miles, 84.2 km or 45.5 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 52.3 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 52.3
- Kilometers
- 84.2
- Nautical miles
- 45.5
- Bearing from Durham
- 279.2° W
- Bearing arriving at Greensboro
- 278.6°
- Bearing from Greensboro
- 98.6° E
Halfway between Durham and Greensboro
The great-circle midpoint is at 36.037289, -79.360506 (36°02'14.24"N 79°21'37.82"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Swepsonville, NC, with 2,582 residents, 0.6 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, Durham gets 14 h 36 min of daylight and Greensboro 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 42 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Greensboro has 1.0 times the population of Durham. From July 2020 to July 2024, Durham changed by +7.2% and Greensboro by +3.9%. Both are in North Carolina.
- 01Durham, NC301,870 (+7.2%)
- 02Greensboro, NC307,381 (+3.9%)
Questions people ask
How far is Durham from Greensboro?
52.3 miles, 84.2 km or 45.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Greensboro from Durham?
W. The great-circle path leaves Durham on a bearing of 279.2° and arrives at Greensboro on 278.6°. The return trip starts on 98.6°.
What is halfway between Durham and Greensboro?
The midpoint is at 36.037289, -79.360506. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Swepsonville, NC, 0.6 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Durham and Greensboro?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Durham or Greensboro?
Greensboro, with 307,381 residents in July 2024 against 301,870 for Durham, 1.0 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.
- 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.