Virginia
Distance from Hampton to Newport News
Straight-line distance
12.5mi
Hampton, VA and Newport News, VA are 12.5 miles (20.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Hampton, the shortest path starts out heading W (279°).
- kilometers
- 20.2
- nautical miles
- 10.9
- heading from Hampton
- 279° W
- heading from Newport News
- 99° E
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Hampton is from Newport News
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hampton and Newport News is 12.5 miles, 20.2 km or 10.9 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 12.5 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 12.5
- Kilometers
- 20.2
- Nautical miles
- 10.9
- Bearing from Hampton
- 279.0° W
- Bearing arriving at Newport News
- 278.8°
- Bearing from Newport News
- 98.8° E
Halfway between Hampton and Newport News
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.062103, -76.409629 (37°03'43.57"N 76°24'34.67"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Newport News, VA, with 183,056 residents, 6.3 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, Hampton gets 14 h 43 min of daylight and Newport News 14 h 43 min; on December 21, 9 h 37 min and 9 h 37 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Newport News has 1.3 times the population of Hampton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hampton changed by +0.2% and Newport News by -1.6%. Both are in Virginia.
- 01Hampton, VA137,596 (+0.2%)
- 02Newport News, VA183,056 (-1.6%)
Questions people ask
How far is Hampton from Newport News?
12.5 miles, 20.2 km or 10.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Newport News from Hampton?
W. The great-circle path leaves Hampton on a bearing of 279.0° and arrives at Newport News on 278.8°. The return trip starts on 98.8°.
What is halfway between Hampton and Newport News?
The midpoint is at 37.062103, -76.409629. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Newport News, VA, 6.3 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Hampton and Newport News?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Hampton or Newport News?
Newport News, with 183,056 residents in July 2024 against 137,596 for Hampton, 1.3 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.