Virginia

Distance from Hampton to Suffolk

Straight-line distance

30.6mi

Hampton, VA and Suffolk, VA are 30.6 miles (49.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Hampton, the shortest path starts out heading SW (218°).

kilometers
49.2
nautical miles
26.6
heading from Hampton
218° SW
heading from Suffolk
37° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Hampton is from Suffolk

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hampton and Suffolk is 30.6 miles, 49.2 km or 26.6 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 30.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
30.6
Kilometers
49.2
Nautical miles
26.6
Bearing from Hampton
217.7° SW
Bearing arriving at Suffolk
217.5°
Bearing from Suffolk
37.5° NE

Halfway between Hampton and Suffolk

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.872719, -76.466437 (36°52'21.79"N 76°27'59.17"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Portsmouth, VA, with 96,482 residents, 6.1 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 Suffolk 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 37 min and 9 h 39 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Hampton has 1.3 times the population of Suffolk. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hampton changed by +0.2% and Suffolk by +8.8%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Hampton, VA137,596 (+0.2%)
  2. 02Suffolk, VA103,105 (+8.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hampton from Suffolk?

30.6 miles, 49.2 km or 26.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Suffolk from Hampton?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Hampton on a bearing of 217.7° and arrives at Suffolk on 217.5°. The return trip starts on 37.5°.

What is halfway between Hampton and Suffolk?

The midpoint is at 36.872719, -76.466437. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Portsmouth, VA, 6.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hampton and Suffolk?

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

Which is bigger, Hampton or Suffolk?

Hampton, with 137,596 residents in July 2024 against 103,105 for Suffolk, 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.

  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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