The halfway point between Fort Dodge, Iowa and El Centro, California is:
Trinidad, Colorado
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Halfway between Fort Dodge, IA and El Centro, CA
The best city between Fort Dodge, IA and El Centro, CA to meet is Trinidad, Colorado which is about 48 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually French, New Mexico.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 87728.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 36° 28' 58" N and 104° 34' 55" W.
The closest major city that is roughly halfway is Albuquerque, NM.
The total driving distance from Fort Dodge, IA to El Centro, CA is 1,698 miles or 2 733 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 849 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 13 hours and 5 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 Fort Dodge, IA to El Centro, CA to plan out your trip.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 38° 7' 45" N and 105° 34' 24" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from Fort Dodge, IA to El Centro, CA is Tanglewood Acres, Colorado.
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