NOTE: You can get a more accurate calculation using state borders for the midpoint halfway between Iowa and Illinois.
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The best city between Iowa and Illinois to meet is Davenport, Iowa which is about 5 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Ridgeview Park, Iowa.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 52805.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 41° 35' 58" N and 90° 36' 26" W.
The total driving distance from Iowa to Illinois is 304 miles or 489 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 152 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 2 hours and 32 minutes for each driver to arrive at the meeting point.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 41° 11' 22" N and 91° 4' 52" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from Iowa to Illinois is Toolesboro, Iowa.
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