North Carolina

Distance from High Point to Wilmington

Straight-line distance

171.3mi

High Point, NC and Wilmington, NC are 171.3 miles (275.6 km) apart in a straight line. From High Point, the shortest path starts out heading SE (135°).

kilometers
275.6
nautical miles
148.8
heading from High Point
135° SE
heading from Wilmington
317° NW
High PointWilmington

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

How far High Point is from Wilmington

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of High Point and Wilmington is 171.3 miles, 275.6 km or 148.8 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 171.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
171.3
Kilometers
275.6
Nautical miles
148.8
Bearing from High Point
135.3° SE
Bearing arriving at Wilmington
136.5°
Bearing from Wilmington
316.5° NW

Halfway between High Point and Wilmington

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.104556, -78.927737 (35°06'16.40"N 78°55'39.85"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fayetteville, NC, with 209,496 residents, 3.0 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, High Point gets 14 h 36 min of daylight and Wilmington 14 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 52 min. High Point is 1.78° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Wilmington has 1.1 times the population of High Point. From July 2020 to July 2024, High Point changed by +3.3% and Wilmington by +8.1%. Both are in North Carolina.

  1. 01High Point, NC118,601 (+3.3%)
  2. 02Wilmington, NC125,284 (+8.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is High Point from Wilmington?

171.3 miles, 275.6 km or 148.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wilmington from High Point?

SE. The great-circle path leaves High Point on a bearing of 135.3° and arrives at Wilmington on 136.5°. The return trip starts on 316.5°.

What is halfway between High Point and Wilmington?

The midpoint is at 35.104556, -78.927737. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fayetteville, NC, 3.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between High Point and Wilmington?

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

Which is bigger, High Point or Wilmington?

Wilmington, with 125,284 residents in July 2024 against 118,601 for High Point, 1.1 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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