The halfway point between Birmingham, Alabama and Brainerd, Minnesota is:
Decatur, Illinois
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Halfway between Birmingham, AL and Brainerd, MN
The best city between Birmingham, AL and Brainerd, MN to meet is Decatur, Illinois which is about 38 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Downs, Illinois.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 61736.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 40° 22' 44" N and 88° 51' 4" W.
The closest major city that is roughly halfway is Chicago, IL.
The total driving distance from Birmingham, AL to Brainerd, MN is 1,200 miles or 1 931 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 600 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 8 hours and 40 minutes for each driver to arrive at the meeting point.
Since this is a long drive, you might want to split up your road trip into multiple days. You can search for the best stopping points from Birmingham, AL to Brainerd, MN to plan out your trip.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 39° 59' 37" N and 90° 9' 25" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from Birmingham, AL to Brainerd, MN is Palmerton, Illinois.
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