Love Taps / Distances / New York to Chicago
Distance between New York and Chicago
711 miles (1,144 km) in a straight line.
| Miles | 711 mi |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | 1,144 km |
| Nautical miles | 618 nmi |
| Direction from New York | 281° (west) at departure |
| Direction from Chicago | 92° (east) at departure |
| Halfway point | 41.50° N, 80.76° W |
| Time difference | Chicago is 1 hour behind New York |
Great-circle distance between city centres (40.71° N, 74.01° W and 41.88° N, 87.63° W), the shortest path over the Earth's surface. Flight routes and road distances are longer.
What 711 miles adds up to
Love Taps counts how far your taps have traveled: each tap adds the distance between your two cities. At 711 miles apart:
- 36 taps cover the distance around the Earth at the equator (24,901 miles).
- 336 taps cover the average distance to the Moon (238,855 miles).
- One tap a day for a year adds up to 259,526 miles, 10.4 times around the Earth.
The app asks for your two cities by name and never uses your location.
Other distances from New York
- New York to Atlanta · 746 mi
- New York to Miami · 1,092 mi
- New York to Dallas · 1,371 mi
- New York to Houston · 1,418 mi
- New York to Denver · 1,627 mi
- New York to Phoenix · 2,140 mi
- New York to Seattle · 2,402 mi
- New York to Los Angeles · 2,446 mi
- New York to San Francisco · 2,566 mi
- Honolulu to New York · 4,960 mi
Related
- New York to Los Angeles · 2,446 mi
- New York to Miami · 1,092 mi
- New York to Seattle · 2,402 mi
- New York to San Francisco · 2,566 mi
- New York to Houston · 1,418 mi
- New York to Dallas · 1,371 mi
- New York to Atlanta · 746 mi
- New York to Denver · 1,627 mi
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Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.