North Carolina to Virginia

Distance from Durham to Suffolk

Straight-line distance

135.4mi

Durham, NC and Suffolk, VA are 135.4 miles (217.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Durham, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (68°).

kilometers
217.9
nautical miles
117.7
heading from Durham
68° ENE
heading from Suffolk
249° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Durham is from Suffolk

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Durham and Suffolk is 135.4 miles, 217.9 km or 117.7 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 135.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
135.4
Kilometers
217.9
Nautical miles
117.7
Bearing from Durham
67.8° ENE
Bearing arriving at Suffolk
69.1°
Bearing from Suffolk
249.1° WSW

Halfway between Durham and Suffolk

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.342885, -77.771676 (36°20'34.38"N 77°46'18.03"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Roanoke Rapids, NC, with 14,573 residents, 9.9 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 Suffolk 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 39 min. Suffolk is 0.72° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Durham has 2.9 times the population of Suffolk. From July 2020 to July 2024, Durham changed by +7.2% and Suffolk by +8.8%. The trip crosses from North Carolina into Virginia.

  1. 01Durham, NC301,870 (+7.2%)
  2. 02Suffolk, VA103,105 (+8.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Durham from Suffolk?

135.4 miles, 217.9 km or 117.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Suffolk from Durham?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Durham on a bearing of 67.8° and arrives at Suffolk on 69.1°. The return trip starts on 249.1°.

What is halfway between Durham and Suffolk?

The midpoint is at 36.342885, -77.771676. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Roanoke Rapids, NC, 9.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Durham and Suffolk?

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

Which is bigger, Durham or Suffolk?

Durham, with 301,870 residents in July 2024 against 103,105 for Suffolk, 2.9 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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