The halfway point between the middle of Illinois (IL) and the middle of California (CA) is:
Tucumcari, New Mexico
NOTE: You can get a more accurate calculation using state borders for the midpoint halfway between Illinois and California.
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Halfway between Illinois and California
The best city between Illinois and California to meet is Tucumcari, New Mexico which is about 16 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Montoya, New Mexico.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 88433.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 35° 6' 47" N and 104° 0' 1" W.
The closest major city that is roughly halfway is Albuquerque, NM.
The total driving distance from Illinois to California is 2,085 miles or 3 355 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 1,043 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 15 hours and 28 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 Illinois to California to plan out your trip.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 39° 16' 16" N and 104° 49' 33" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from Illinois to California is Tomah, Colorado.
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