Seattle · the midpoint
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Meet halfway between Anchorage and Richmond
The fair place to meet is Seattle, WA — the city closest to the midpoint of Anchorage and Richmond. From the farther side that’s about 49 hr 18 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Seattle, WA
From Anchorage
30 hr 5 min
1,435 mi to Seattle
From Richmond
49 hr 18 min
2,352 mi to Seattle
Anchorage has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 19 hr 13 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Anchorage and Richmond are about 3,422 miles apart.
More meetups from Anchorage
Meeting in Seattle
Anchorage and Richmond are about 3,422 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Seattle, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 30 hr 5 min of driving on the Anchorage side and 49 hr 18 min on the Richmond side — the fairest single meeting point among the cities near the middle.
Over this distance most people will fly rather than drive the whole way. Seattle still makes a fair, central place for Anchorage and Richmond to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Seattle doesn't have what you're after, Boise and Portland are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Anchorage and Richmond.
About the cities
Anchorage
Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. Read more →
Richmond
Richmond is the capital city of the U.S. state of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. It is the fourth-most populous city in Virginia, with a population of 226,610 at the 2020 census. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Anchorage and Richmond?
- Seattle, WA is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 3,422 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 49 hr 18 min from the farther city to Seattle.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.