North Carolina

Distance from Greensboro to Raleigh

Straight-line distance

68.6mi

Greensboro, NC and Raleigh, NC are 68.6 miles (110.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Greensboro, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (105°).

kilometers
110.4
nautical miles
59.6
heading from Greensboro
105° ESE
heading from Raleigh
286° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Greensboro is from Raleigh

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Greensboro and Raleigh is 68.6 miles, 110.4 km or 59.6 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 68.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
68.6
Kilometers
110.4
Nautical miles
59.6
Bearing from Greensboro
105.0° ESE
Bearing arriving at Raleigh
105.7°
Bearing from Raleigh
285.7° WNW

Halfway between Greensboro and Raleigh

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.964850, -79.231315 (35°57'53.46"N 79°13'52.74"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Swepsonville, NC, with 2,582 residents, 8.3 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, Greensboro gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and Raleigh 14 h 36 min; on December 21, 9 h 42 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 1.6 times the population of Greensboro. From July 2020 to July 2024, Greensboro changed by +3.9% and Raleigh by +7.3%. Both are in North Carolina.

  1. 01Greensboro, NC307,381 (+3.9%)
  2. 02Raleigh, NC499,825 (+7.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Greensboro from Raleigh?

68.6 miles, 110.4 km or 59.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Raleigh from Greensboro?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Greensboro on a bearing of 105.0° and arrives at Raleigh on 105.7°. The return trip starts on 285.7°.

What is halfway between Greensboro and Raleigh?

The midpoint is at 35.964850, -79.231315. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Swepsonville, NC, 8.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Greensboro and Raleigh?

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

Which is bigger, Greensboro or Raleigh?

Raleigh, with 499,825 residents in July 2024 against 307,381 for Greensboro, 1.6 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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