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The best city between HOU and TPA to meet is Mobile, Alabama which is about 22 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Rosinton, Alabama.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 36526.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 30° 38' 10" N and 87° 40' 7" W.
The closest major city that is roughly halfway is New Orleans, LA.
The total driving distance from HOU to TPA is 994 miles or 1 600 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 497 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 7 hours and 39 minutes for each driver to arrive at the meeting point.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 28° 57' 38" N and 88° 51' 17" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from HOU to TPA is South Pass, Louisiana.
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