Virginia
Distance from Richmond to Suffolk
Straight-line distance
74.0mi
Richmond, VA and Suffolk, VA are 74.0 miles (119.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Richmond, the shortest path starts out heading SE (141°).
- kilometers
- 119.0
- nautical miles
- 64.3
- heading from Richmond
- 141° SE
- heading from Suffolk
- 321° NW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Richmond is from Suffolk
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Richmond and Suffolk is 74.0 miles, 119.0 km or 64.3 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 74.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 74.0
- Kilometers
- 119.0
- Nautical miles
- 64.3
- Bearing from Richmond
- 140.9° SE
- Bearing arriving at Suffolk
- 141.4°
- Bearing from Suffolk
- 321.4° NW
Halfway between Richmond and Suffolk
The great-circle midpoint is at 37.115043, -77.053083 (37°06'54.15"N 77°03'11.10"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Waverly, VA, with 1,934 residents, 6.1 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, Richmond gets 14 h 46 min of daylight and Suffolk 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 34 min and 9 h 39 min. Richmond is 0.83° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Richmond has 2.3 times the population of Suffolk. From July 2020 to July 2024, Richmond changed by +3.0% and Suffolk by +8.8%. Both are in Virginia.
- 01Richmond, VA233,655 (+3.0%)
- 02Suffolk, VA103,105 (+8.8%)
Questions people ask
How far is Richmond from Suffolk?
74.0 miles, 119.0 km or 64.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Suffolk from Richmond?
SE. The great-circle path leaves Richmond on a bearing of 140.9° and arrives at Suffolk on 141.4°. The return trip starts on 321.4°.
What is halfway between Richmond and Suffolk?
The midpoint is at 37.115043, -77.053083. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Waverly, VA, 6.1 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Richmond and Suffolk?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Richmond or Suffolk?
Richmond, with 233,655 residents in July 2024 against 103,105 for Suffolk, 2.3 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.