Virginia

Distance from Newport News to Virginia Beach

Straight-line distance

34.1mi

Newport News, VA and Virginia Beach, VA are 34.1 miles (54.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Newport News, the shortest path starts out heading SE (127°).

kilometers
54.8
nautical miles
29.6
heading from Newport News
127° SE
heading from Virginia Beach
307° NW
Newport NewsVirginia Beach

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

How far Newport News is from Virginia Beach

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Newport News and Virginia Beach is 34.1 miles, 54.8 km or 29.6 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 34.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
34.1
Kilometers
54.8
Nautical miles
29.6
Bearing from Newport News
126.8° SE
Bearing arriving at Virginia Beach
127.1°
Bearing from Virginia Beach
307.1° NW

Halfway between Newport News and Virginia Beach

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.928055, -76.275071 (36°55'41.00"N 76°16'30.25"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Norfolk, VA, with 231,105 residents, 1.7 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 Virginia Beach 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 37 min and 9 h 38 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Virginia Beach has 2.5 times the population of Newport News. From July 2020 to July 2024, Newport News changed by -1.6% and Virginia Beach by -1.1%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Newport News, VA183,056 (-1.6%)
  2. 02Virginia Beach, VA454,808 (-1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Newport News from Virginia Beach?

34.1 miles, 54.8 km or 29.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Virginia Beach from Newport News?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Newport News on a bearing of 126.8° and arrives at Virginia Beach on 127.1°. The return trip starts on 307.1°.

What is halfway between Newport News and Virginia Beach?

The midpoint is at 36.928055, -76.275071. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Norfolk, VA, 1.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Newport News and Virginia Beach?

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

Which is bigger, Newport News or Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach, with 454,808 residents in July 2024 against 183,056 for Newport News, 2.5 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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