North Carolina

Distance from High Point to Winston-Salem

Straight-line distance

16.9mi

High Point, NC and Winston-Salem, NC are 16.9 miles (27.1 km) apart in a straight line. From High Point, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (297°).

kilometers
27.1
nautical miles
14.7
heading from High Point
297° WNW
heading from Winston-Salem
117° ESE
High PointWinston-Salem

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

How far High Point is from Winston-Salem

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of High Point and Winston-Salem is 16.9 miles, 27.1 km or 14.7 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 16.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.9
Kilometers
27.1
Nautical miles
14.7
Bearing from High Point
297.4° WNW
Bearing arriving at Winston-Salem
297.3°
Bearing from Winston-Salem
117.3° ESE

Halfway between High Point and Winston-Salem

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.046925, -80.126655 (36°02'48.93"N 80°07'35.96"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Wallburg, NC, with 3,255 residents, 3.2 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 Winston-Salem 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 42 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Winston-Salem has 2.2 times the population of High Point. From July 2020 to July 2024, High Point changed by +3.3% and Winston-Salem by +2.6%. Both are in North Carolina.

  1. 01High Point, NC118,601 (+3.3%)
  2. 02Winston-Salem, NC255,769 (+2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is High Point from Winston-Salem?

16.9 miles, 27.1 km or 14.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Winston-Salem from High Point?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves High Point on a bearing of 297.4° and arrives at Winston-Salem on 297.3°. The return trip starts on 117.3°.

What is halfway between High Point and Winston-Salem?

The midpoint is at 36.046925, -80.126655. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Wallburg, NC, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between High Point and Winston-Salem?

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

Which is bigger, High Point or Winston-Salem?

Winston-Salem, with 255,769 residents in July 2024 against 118,601 for High Point, 2.2 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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