The halfway point between Springfield, Illinois and Anchorage, Alaska is:
Whitecourt, Canada
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Halfway between Springfield, IL and Anchorage, AK
The best city between Springfield, IL and Anchorage, AK to meet is Whitecourt, Canada which is about 14 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Gateway, Montana.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 59930.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 54° 3' 48" N and 115° 21' 29" W.
The closest major city that is roughly halfway is Edmonton, Canada.
The total driving distance from Springfield, IL to Anchorage, AK is 3,685 miles or 5 930 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 1,843 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 1 day, 6 hours and 50 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 Springfield, IL to Anchorage, AK to plan out your trip.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 54° 16' 21" N and 112° 11' 5" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from Springfield, IL to Anchorage, AK is Sweet Grass, Montana.
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