Virginia to District of Columbia

Distance from Newport News to Washington

Straight-line distance

129.1mi

Newport News, VA and Washington, DC are 129.1 miles (207.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Newport News, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (348°).

kilometers
207.8
nautical miles
112.2
heading from Newport News
348° NNW
heading from Washington
168° SSE
Newport NewsWashington

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

How far Newport News is from Washington

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Newport News and Washington is 129.1 miles, 207.8 km or 112.2 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 129.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
129.1
Kilometers
207.8
Nautical miles
112.2
Bearing from Newport News
348.1° NNW
Bearing arriving at Washington
347.8°
Bearing from Washington
167.8° SSE

Halfway between Newport News and Washington

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.990409, -76.766169 (37°59'25.47"N 76°45'58.21"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Warsaw, VA, with 1,683 residents, 2.1 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 Washington 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 37 min and 9 h 26 min. Washington is 1.83° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Washington has 3.8 times the population of Newport News. From July 2020 to July 2024, Newport News changed by -1.6% and Washington by +4.7%. The trip crosses from Virginia into District of Columbia.

  1. 01Newport News, VA183,056 (-1.6%)
  2. 02Washington, DC702,250 (+4.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Newport News from Washington?

129.1 miles, 207.8 km or 112.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Washington from Newport News?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Newport News on a bearing of 348.1° and arrives at Washington on 347.8°. The return trip starts on 167.8°.

What is halfway between Newport News and Washington?

The midpoint is at 37.990409, -76.766169. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Warsaw, VA, 2.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Newport News and Washington?

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

Which is bigger, Newport News or Washington?

Washington, with 702,250 residents in July 2024 against 183,056 for Newport News, 3.8 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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