NOTE: You can get a more accurate calculation using state borders for the midpoint halfway between District of Columbia and Pennsylvania.
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The best city between District of Columbia and Pennsylvania to meet is York, Pennsylvania which is about 14 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Keeney, Pennsylvania.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 17355.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 39° 45' 41" N and 76° 39' 51" W.
The total driving distance from District of Columbia to Pennsylvania is 156 miles or 251 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 78 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 1 hour and 32 minutes for each driver to arrive at the meeting point.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 39° 44' 12" N and 77° 8' 37" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from District of Columbia to Pennsylvania is Kingsdale, Pennsylvania.
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