Halfway between Miami and New York
The midpoint of the shortest route between Miami and New York is over the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 33.273° N 77.366° W
- Great-circle distance
- 1,758km
- 1,092 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 2h 34min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 17°
- from Miami, true north
- Nearest large city
- Wilmington
- United States · 119 km
- Shortest route (great circle)
- Straight line on a flat map
- True midpoint
- Where the flat map puts it
Flat-map illusion
Flat-map error
40km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 40 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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