To reach the midway point from Tallahassee to Gainesville, you would drive for about 1 hour, 12 minutes or roughly 77 miles from Gainesville to the halfway stop.
The exact coordinates of the midpoint are:
30° 20' 34" N
83° 5' 29" W
The best place to meet based on recommendations from Trippy members is Lake City (Florida).
The location closest to the exact midpoint would be Live Oak.
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If you're new to the area, here are some of the local activities and attractions to check out:
The halfway point between Gainesville, Florida and Tallahassee, Florida is:
Dickert, Florida
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The best city between Gainesville, FL and Tallahassee, FL to meet is Dickert, Florida.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 32064.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 30° 20' 34" N and 83° 5' 29" W.
The total driving distance from Gainesville, FL to Tallahassee, FL is 154 miles or 248 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 77 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 1 hour and 12 minutes for each driver to arrive at the meeting point.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 30° 2' 55" N and 83° 17' 56" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from Gainesville, FL to Tallahassee, FL is Buckville, Florida.
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Halfway point calculator
Travelmath helps you figure out the midpoint between two locations based on the driving directions from each starting point. You can find the closest town that is an equal distance from two cities. Use this tool to determine the best city to meet, or to look for interesting stops along the way if you're planning a long road trip and you need to take a break or stay overnight. Search for hotels at the midpoint city to split up your drive, or explore other nearby cities and discover local towns on your trip. If you're meeting a friend halfway in-between, you can figure out how far each person has to drive and how long it will take to arrive at the center. Even if you're separated by water, you can still calculate the straight line geographic midpoint to determine the closest flight distance.
Cities between Gainesville, Florida and Tallahassee, Florida
West Hills
Florida 3%
4 miles
4 minutes
150 miles to go
2 hr 20 min
Northwood
Florida 5%
8 miles
7 minutes
146 miles to go
2 hr 16 min
Daysville
Florida 7%
10 miles
9 minutes
144 miles to go
2 hr 14 min
Hague
Florida 10%
16 miles
15 minutes
138 miles to go
2 hr 9 min
Newnansville
Florida 12%
18 miles
17 minutes
136 miles to go
2 hr 7 min
Cadillac
Florida 13%
20 miles
19 minutes
134 miles to go
2 hr 5 min
Arno
Florida 14%
22 miles
21 minutes
132 miles to go
2 hr 3 min
Bland
Florida 17%
26 miles
24 minutes
128 miles to go
1 hr 59 min
Mikesville
Florida 21%
32 miles
30 minutes
122 miles to
go
1 hr 54 min
Mason
Florida 23%
36 miles
34 minutes
118 miles to go
1 hr 50 min
Myrtis
Florida 25%
38 miles
35
minutes
116 miles to go
1 hr 48 min
Ebenezer
Florida 26%
40 miles
37 minutes
114 miles to go
1 hr 46 min
Lake City
Florida 30%
46 miles
43 minutes
108 miles to go
1 hr 41 min
Houston
Florida 42%
64 miles
60 minutes
90 miles to go
1 hr 24 min
Rixford
Florida 44%
68 miles
1 hour, 3 minutes
86 miles to go
1 hr 20 min
Slade
Florida 45%
70 miles
1 hour, 5 minutes
84 miles to go
1 hr 18 min
Dickert
Florida 49%
76 miles
1 hour, 11 minutes
78 miles to go
1 hr 13 min
Falmouth
Florida 52%
80 miles
1 hour, 15 minutes
74 miles
to go
1 hr 9 min
Lee
Florida 58%
90 miles
1 hour, 24 minutes
64 miles to go
60 min
Hopewell
Florida 64%
98 miles
1
hour, 32 minutes
56 miles to go
52 min
Madison
Florida 66%
102 miles
1 hour, 35 minutes
52 miles to go
48 min
Greenville
Florida 71%
110 miles
1 hour, 43 minutes
44 miles to go
41 min
Stern
Florida 73%
112 miles
1 hour, 45 minutes
42 miles to go
39 min
New Mikasuki
Florida 74%
114 miles
1 hour, 46 minutes
40 miles to go
37 min
Reams
Florida 75%
116 miles
1 hour, 48 minutes
38 miles to go
35 min
Aucilla
Florida 77%
118 miles
1 hour, 50 minutes
36 miles to go
34 min
Casa Blanco
Florida 82%
126 miles
1 hour, 58 minutes
28
miles to go
26 min
Lois
Florida 87%
134 miles
2 hours, 5 minutes
20 miles to go
18 min
Lloyd
Florida 88%
136 miles
2
hours, 7 minutes
18 miles to go
17 min
Capitola
Florida 90%
138 miles
2 hours, 9 minutes
16 miles to go
15 min
Wadesboro
Florida 92%
142 miles
2 hours, 12 minutes
12 miles to go
11 min
Baum
Florida 94%
144 miles
2 hours, 14 minutes
10 miles to go
9 min
Lafayette
Florida 96%
148 miles
2 hours, 18 minutes
6 miles to go
6 min
Gainesville to Tallahassee midpoint and places to stop along the way
If you're looking for a meeting place or a good stop around ½ or halfway between Gainesville and Tallahassee, you can try Slade, FL, which is about 1 hour northwest of Gainesville, or a little over 1 hour east of Tallahassee.
Other possible places to stop near the midpoint include Dickert, and Falmouth.
About ¼ or a fourth of the way, you can stop at Mason, FL. This is about half an hour northwest of Gainesville.
About ⅓ or a third of the way, you can stop at Lake City, FL. This is almost an hour northwest of Gainesville.
About ⅔ or two thirds of the way, you can stop at Hopewell, FL. This is about 1½ hours northwest of Gainesville, or almost an hour east of Tallahassee.
About ¾ or three fourths of the way, you can stop at Greenville, FL. This is almost 2 hours northwest of Gainesville, or almost an hour east of Tallahassee.
Nonstop driving from Gainesville to Tallahassee
If you drive straight through without stopping at all, the total distance is 154 miles. The distances shown above don't include local roads to get into each town, so if you're planning a long road trip, make sure you factor in traffic and road conditions, rest stop breaks, and interesting detours along the way. If you're in a rush, you can do the trip with zero stops, and your total travel time would be around 2 hours, 24 minutes.