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 Raleigh and Seattle
The fair place to meet is Omaha, NE — the city closest to the midpoint of Raleigh and Seattle. From the farther side that’s about 28 hr 39 min of driving.
Recommended midpoint
Omaha, NE
From Raleigh
21 hr 6 min
1,006 mi to Omaha
From Seattle
28 hr 39 min
1,366 mi to Omaha
Raleigh has the shorter trip; the split is off by about 7 hr 33 min. The alternatives below can even it out. Raleigh and Seattle are about 2,362 miles apart.
More meetups from Raleigh
Meeting in Omaha
Raleigh and Seattle are about 2,362 miles apart by road. Split the difference and you arrive near Omaha, the city closest to the halfway point between them. That puts roughly 21 hr 6 min of driving on the Raleigh side and 28 hr 39 min on the Seattle 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 Raleigh and Seattle to converge, splitting the travel instead of asking one side to cross the country.
If Omaha doesn't have what you're after, Denver and Kansas City are also close to the midpoint and worth a look — each keeps the drive reasonably balanced between Raleigh and Seattle.
About the cities
Raleigh
Raleigh is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the second-most populous city in the state, tenth most populous city in the Southeast, the largest city in the Research Triangle area, and the 39th-most populous city in the U.S. Read more →
Seattle
Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Read more →
City descriptions adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); photos via Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Questions
- Where is the halfway point between Raleigh and Seattle?
- Omaha, NE is closest to the geographic midpoint, which makes it the fairest place to meet.
- How far apart are they?
- About 2,362 miles by road.
- How long is the drive to meet in the middle?
- Roughly 28 hr 39 min from the farther city to Omaha.
Estimates use straight-line distance and typical road speeds; real drive times vary with route and traffic.