The halfway point between Detroit, Michigan and El Centro, California is:
Elk City, Oklahoma
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Halfway between Detroit, MI and El Centro, CA
The best city between Detroit, MI and El Centro, CA to meet is Elk City, Oklahoma which is about 34 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Indianapolis, Oklahoma.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 73601.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 35° 31' 21" N and 98° 49' 17" W.
The closest major city that is roughly halfway is Oklahoma City, OK.
The total driving distance from Detroit, MI to El Centro, CA is 2,272 miles or 3 656 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 1,136 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 17 hours and 15 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 Detroit, MI to El Centro, CA to plan out your trip.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 38° 41' 32" N and 100° 22' 33" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from Detroit, MI to El Centro, CA is Shields, Kansas.
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