Virginia

Distance from Norfolk to Virginia Beach

Straight-line distance

15.5mi

Norfolk, VA and Virginia Beach, VA are 15.5 miles (25.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Norfolk, the shortest path starts out heading SE (130°).

kilometers
25.0
nautical miles
13.5
heading from Norfolk
130° SE
heading from Virginia Beach
310° NW
NorfolkVirginia Beach

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

How far Norfolk is from Virginia Beach

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Norfolk and Virginia Beach is 15.5 miles, 25.0 km or 13.5 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 15.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.5
Kilometers
25.0
Nautical miles
13.5
Bearing from Norfolk
129.7° SE
Bearing arriving at Virginia Beach
129.8°
Bearing from Virginia Beach
309.8° NW

Halfway between Norfolk and Virginia Beach

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.851299, -76.136749 (36°51'4.68"N 76°08'12.30"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Virginia Beach, VA, with 454,808 residents, 7.8 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, Norfolk gets 14 h 42 min of daylight and Virginia Beach 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 38 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 2.0 times the population of Norfolk. From July 2020 to July 2024, Norfolk changed by -2.8% and Virginia Beach by -1.1%. Both are in Virginia.

  1. 01Norfolk, VA231,105 (-2.8%)
  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 Norfolk from Virginia Beach?

15.5 miles, 25.0 km or 13.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Virginia Beach from Norfolk?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Norfolk on a bearing of 129.7° and arrives at Virginia Beach on 129.8°. The return trip starts on 309.8°.

What is halfway between Norfolk and Virginia Beach?

The midpoint is at 36.851299, -76.136749. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Virginia Beach, VA, 7.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Norfolk and Virginia Beach?

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

Which is bigger, Norfolk or Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach, with 454,808 residents in July 2024 against 231,105 for Norfolk, 2.0 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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