Virginia

Distance from Hampton to Norfolk

Straight-line distance

9.1mi

Hampton, VA and Norfolk, VA are 9.1 miles (14.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Hampton, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (161°).

kilometers
14.7
nautical miles
7.9
heading from Hampton
161° SSE
heading from Norfolk
341° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Hampton is from Norfolk

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hampton and Norfolk is 9.1 miles, 14.7 km or 7.9 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 9.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
9.1
Kilometers
14.7
Nautical miles
7.9
Bearing from Hampton
161.4° SSE
Bearing arriving at Norfolk
161.4°
Bearing from Norfolk
341.4° NNW

Halfway between Hampton and Norfolk

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.985503, -76.270928 (36°59'7.81"N 76°16'15.34"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hampton, VA, with 137,596 residents, 4.5 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 Norfolk 14 h 42 min; on December 21, 9 h 37 min and 9 h 38 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Norfolk has 1.7 times the population of Hampton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hampton changed by +0.2% and Norfolk by -2.8%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Hampton, VA137,596 (+0.2%)
  2. 02Norfolk, VA231,105 (-2.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hampton from Norfolk?

9.1 miles, 14.7 km or 7.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Norfolk from Hampton?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Hampton on a bearing of 161.4° and arrives at Norfolk on 161.4°. The return trip starts on 341.4°.

What is halfway between Hampton and Norfolk?

The midpoint is at 36.985503, -76.270928. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hampton, VA, 4.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hampton and Norfolk?

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

Which is bigger, Hampton or Norfolk?

Norfolk, with 231,105 residents in July 2024 against 137,596 for Hampton, 1.7 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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