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The best city between STL and HOP to meet is Carbondale, Illinois which is about 14 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Chamness, Illinois.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 62918.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 37° 40' 58" N and 88° 57' 58" W.
The total driving distance from STL to HOP is 268 miles or 431 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 134 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 2 hours and 13 minutes for each driver to arrive at the meeting point.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 37° 43' 6" N and 88° 54' 24" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from STL to HOP is Marion, Illinois.
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