Omaha · the midpoint
Omaha is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. Read more →
Meet halfway between Detroit and Salt Lake City
The fair place to meet is Omaha, NE — the city closest to the midpoint of Detroit and Salt Lake City. From the farther side that’s about 17 hr 26 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Omaha, NE
From Detroit
14 hr
667 mi to Omaha
From Salt Lake City
17 hr 26 min
831 mi to Omaha
Detroit has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 3 hr 26 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Detroit and Salt Lake City are about 1,488 miles apart.
More meetups from Detroit
Meeting in Omaha
Detroit and Salt Lake City are about 1,488 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Omaha, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 14 hr of driving on the Detroit side and 17 hr 26 min on the Salt Lake City 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. Omaha still makes a fair, central place for Detroit and Salt Lake City to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Omaha doesn't have what you're after, Kansas City and Minneapolis are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Detroit and Salt Lake City.
About the cities
Detroit
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. It is the 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. Read more →
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Detroit and Salt Lake City?
- Omaha, NE is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 1,488 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 17 hr 26 min from the farther city to Omaha.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.