North Carolina to Virginia

Distance from Raleigh to Suffolk

Straight-line distance

126.7mi

Raleigh, NC and Suffolk, VA are 126.7 miles (204.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Raleigh, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (61°).

kilometers
204.0
nautical miles
110.1
heading from Raleigh
61° ENE
heading from Suffolk
242° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Raleigh is from Suffolk

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Raleigh and Suffolk is 126.7 miles, 204.0 km or 110.1 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 126.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
126.7
Kilometers
204.0
Nautical miles
110.1
Bearing from Raleigh
61.3° ENE
Bearing arriving at Suffolk
62.5°
Bearing from Suffolk
242.5° WSW

Halfway between Raleigh and Suffolk

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.268738, -77.643458 (36°16'7.46"N 77°38'36.45"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Enfield, NC, with 1,791 residents, 6.3 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, Raleigh gets 14 h 36 min of daylight and Suffolk 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 44 min and 9 h 39 min. Suffolk is 0.87° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Raleigh has 4.8 times the population of Suffolk. From July 2020 to July 2024, Raleigh changed by +7.3% and Suffolk by +8.8%. The trip crosses from North Carolina into Virginia.

  1. 01Raleigh, NC499,825 (+7.3%)
  2. 02Suffolk, VA103,105 (+8.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Raleigh from Suffolk?

126.7 miles, 204.0 km or 110.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Suffolk from Raleigh?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Raleigh on a bearing of 61.3° and arrives at Suffolk on 62.5°. The return trip starts on 242.5°.

What is halfway between Raleigh and Suffolk?

The midpoint is at 36.268738, -77.643458. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Enfield, NC, 6.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Raleigh and Suffolk?

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

Which is bigger, Raleigh or Suffolk?

Raleigh, with 499,825 residents in July 2024 against 103,105 for Suffolk, 4.8 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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