North Carolina

Distance from Greensboro to Winston-Salem

Straight-line distance

24.4mi

Greensboro, NC and Winston-Salem, NC are 24.4 miles (39.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Greensboro, the shortest path starts out heading W (271°).

kilometers
39.3
nautical miles
21.2
heading from Greensboro
271° W
heading from Winston-Salem
91° E
GreensboroWinston-Salem

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Greensboro is from Winston-Salem

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Greensboro and Winston-Salem is 24.4 miles, 39.3 km or 21.2 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 24.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
24.4
Kilometers
39.3
Nautical miles
21.2
Bearing from Greensboro
271.4° W
Bearing arriving at Winston-Salem
271.2°
Bearing from Winston-Salem
91.2° E

Halfway between Greensboro and Winston-Salem

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.099099, -80.042189 (36°05'56.75"N 80°02'31.88"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Kernersville, NC, with 28,760 residents, 2.3 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 Winston-Salem 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 42 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 1.2 times the population of Winston-Salem. From July 2020 to July 2024, Greensboro changed by +3.9% and Winston-Salem by +2.6%. Both are in North Carolina.

  1. 01Greensboro, NC307,381 (+3.9%)
  2. 02Winston-Salem, NC255,769 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Greensboro from Winston-Salem?

24.4 miles, 39.3 km or 21.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Winston-Salem from Greensboro?

W. The great-circle path leaves Greensboro on a bearing of 271.4° and arrives at Winston-Salem on 271.2°. The return trip starts on 91.2°.

What is halfway between Greensboro and Winston-Salem?

The midpoint is at 36.099099, -80.042189. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Kernersville, NC, 2.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Greensboro and Winston-Salem?

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

Which is bigger, Greensboro or Winston-Salem?

Greensboro, with 307,381 residents in July 2024 against 255,769 for Winston-Salem, 1.2 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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