What is halfway between Des Moines and Iowa City?

The halfway point between Des Moines International Airport and Iowa City, Iowa is:

Grinnell, Iowa

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Halfway between DSM and Iowa City, IA

The best city between DSM and Iowa City, IA to meet is Grinnell, Iowa which is about 3 miles from the exact midpoint.

The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Arbor Lake Mobile Home Community, Iowa.

The closest zip code to the midpoint is 50112.

The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 41° 41' 43" N and 92° 42' 59" W.

The total driving distance from DSM to Iowa City, IA is 120 miles or 193 kilometers.

Each person would then have to drive about 60 miles to meet in the middle.

It will take about 1 hour for each driver to arrive at the meeting point.

For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 41° 36' 9" N and 92° 35' 51" W.

The city at the geographic halfway point from DSM to Iowa City, IA is Ewart, Iowa.

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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.

To reach the midway point from Iowa City to Des Moines, you would drive for about 54 minutes or roughly 57 miles from Des Moines to the halfway stop.

The exact coordinates of the midpoint are:

41° 41' 44" N
92° 35' 58" W

The best place to meet based on recommendations from Trippy members is Grinnell.

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To reach the midway point from West Des Moines to Iowa City, you would fly roughly 57 miles from Iowa City to the halfway stop.

The exact coordinates of the midpoint are:

41° 37' 27" N
92° 37' 16" W

The best place to meet based on recommendations from Trippy members is Grinnell.

The location closest to the exact midpoint would be Montezuma.

Where can we meet in the middle?

Some of the best places to meet are:

Montezuma

6 miles from the halfway point

Lynnville (Iowa)

9 miles from the halfway point

Grinnell

10 miles from the halfway point

New Sharon (Iowa)

11 miles from the halfway point

Brooklyn

12 miles from the halfway point

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