Virginia
Distance from Suffolk to Virginia Beach
Straight-line distance
34.0mi
Suffolk, VA and Virginia Beach, VA are 34.0 miles (54.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Suffolk, the shortest path starts out heading E (80°).
- kilometers
- 54.7
- nautical miles
- 29.6
- heading from Suffolk
- 80° E
- heading from Virginia Beach
- 261° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Suffolk is from Virginia Beach
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Suffolk and Virginia Beach is 34.0 miles, 54.7 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 34.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 34.0
- Kilometers
- 54.7
- Nautical miles
- 29.6
- Bearing from Suffolk
- 80.2° E
- Bearing arriving at Virginia Beach
- 80.6°
- Bearing from Virginia Beach
- 260.6° W
Halfway between Suffolk and Virginia Beach
The great-circle midpoint is at 36.738734, -76.332112 (36°44'19.44"N 76°19'55.60"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Chesapeake, VA, with 254,997 residents, 4.4 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, Suffolk gets 14 h 41 min of daylight and Virginia Beach 14 h 41 min; on December 21, 9 h 39 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 4.4 times the population of Suffolk. From July 2020 to July 2024, Suffolk changed by +8.8% and Virginia Beach by -1.1%. Both are in Virginia.
- 01Suffolk, VA103,105 (+8.8%)
- 02Virginia Beach, VA454,808 (-1.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is Suffolk from Virginia Beach?
34.0 miles, 54.7 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 Suffolk?
E. The great-circle path leaves Suffolk on a bearing of 80.2° and arrives at Virginia Beach on 80.6°. The return trip starts on 260.6°.
What is halfway between Suffolk and Virginia Beach?
The midpoint is at 36.738734, -76.332112. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Chesapeake, VA, 4.4 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Suffolk and Virginia Beach?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Suffolk or Virginia Beach?
Virginia Beach, with 454,808 residents in July 2024 against 103,105 for Suffolk, 4.4 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.