Virginia

Distance from Newport News to Richmond

Straight-line distance

61.1mi

Newport News, VA and Richmond, VA are 61.1 miles (98.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Newport News, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (301°).

kilometers
98.4
nautical miles
53.1
heading from Newport News
301° WNW
heading from Richmond
121° ESE
Newport NewsRichmond

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

How far Newport News is from Richmond

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Newport News and Richmond is 61.1 miles, 98.4 km or 53.1 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 61.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
61.1
Kilometers
98.4
Nautical miles
53.1
Bearing from Newport News
301.3° WNW
Bearing arriving at Richmond
300.7°
Bearing from Richmond
120.7° ESE

Halfway between Newport News and Richmond

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.304707, -76.997556 (37°18'16.95"N 76°59'51.20"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Williamsburg, VA, with 16,030 residents, 16.1 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, Newport News 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 1.3 times the population of Newport News. From July 2020 to July 2024, Newport News changed by -1.6% and Richmond by +3.0%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Newport News, VA183,056 (-1.6%)
  2. 02Richmond, VA233,655 (+3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Newport News from Richmond?

61.1 miles, 98.4 km or 53.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richmond from Newport News?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Newport News on a bearing of 301.3° and arrives at Richmond on 300.7°. The return trip starts on 120.7°.

What is halfway between Newport News and Richmond?

The midpoint is at 37.304707, -76.997556. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Williamsburg, VA, 16.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Newport News and Richmond?

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

Which is bigger, Newport News or Richmond?

Richmond, with 233,655 residents in July 2024 against 183,056 for Newport News, 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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