NOTE: You can get a more accurate calculation using state borders for the midpoint halfway between Utah and California.
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The best city between Utah and California to meet is Las Vegas, Nevada.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 89162.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 36° 10' 42" N and 115° 8' 57" W.
The total driving distance from Utah to California is 745 miles or 1 199 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 373 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 5 hours and 39 minutes for each driver to arrive at the meeting point.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 38° 12' 28" N and 115° 54' 24" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from Utah to California is Nyala, Nevada.
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