Virginia

Distance from Hampton to Richmond

Straight-line distance

72.9mi

Hampton, VA and Richmond, VA are 72.9 miles (117.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Hampton, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (298°).

kilometers
117.3
nautical miles
63.3
heading from Hampton
298° WNW
heading from Richmond
117° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Hampton is from Richmond

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hampton and Richmond is 72.9 miles, 117.3 km or 63.3 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 72.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
72.9
Kilometers
117.3
Nautical miles
63.3
Bearing from Hampton
297.6° WNW
Bearing arriving at Richmond
296.9°
Bearing from Richmond
116.9° ESE

Halfway between Hampton and Richmond

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.291161, -76.884757 (37°17'28.18"N 76°53'5.12"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Williamsburg, VA, with 16,030 residents, 9.8 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 Richmond 14 h 46 min; on December 21, 9 h 37 min and 9 h 34 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Richmond has 1.7 times the population of Hampton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hampton changed by +0.2% and Richmond by +3.0%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Hampton, VA137,596 (+0.2%)
  2. 02Richmond, VA233,655 (+3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hampton from Richmond?

72.9 miles, 117.3 km or 63.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richmond from Hampton?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Hampton on a bearing of 297.6° and arrives at Richmond on 296.9°. The return trip starts on 116.9°.

What is halfway between Hampton and Richmond?

The midpoint is at 37.291161, -76.884757. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Williamsburg, VA, 9.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hampton and Richmond?

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

Which is bigger, Hampton or Richmond?

Richmond, with 233,655 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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