What town is halfway between Tampa and Ocala?

The halfway point between Ocala, Florida and Tampa, Florida is:

Croom, Florida

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Halfway between Ocala, FL and Tampa, FL

The best city between Ocala, FL and Tampa, FL to meet is Croom, Florida.

The closest zip code to the midpoint is 34661.

The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 28° 34' 6" N and 82° 13' 47" W.

The total driving distance from Ocala, FL to Tampa, FL is 97 miles or 156 kilometers.

Each person would then have to drive about 49 miles to meet in the middle.

It will take about 46 minutes for each driver to arrive at the meeting point.

For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 28° 34' 3" N and 82° 17' 58" W.

The city at the geographic halfway point from Ocala, FL to Tampa, FL is Conrock, Florida.

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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 Tampa to Ocala, you would drive for about 46 minutes or roughly 49 miles from Ocala to the halfway stop.

The exact coordinates of the midpoint are:

28° 34' 6" N
82° 13' 47" W

The best place to meet based on recommendations from Trippy members is Brooksville (Florida).

The location closest to the exact midpoint would be Lacoochee (Florida).

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Want to plan out your whole trip? Get the full driving directions for a Ocala to Tampa road trip, or go to the main page to find other halfway points.

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Tampa to Ocala 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 Tampa and Ocala, you can try Rital, FL, which is almost an hour north of Tampa, or almost an hour south of Ocala.

Another possible place to stop near the midpoint is Croom.

About ¼ or a fourth of the way, you can stop at Pasco, FL. This is about half an hour north of Tampa.

About ⅓ or a third of the way, you can stop at Chukuchatta, FL. This is about half an hour north of Tampa.

About ⅔ or two thirds of the way, you can stop at Coleman, FL. This is about 1 hour north of Tampa, or about half an hour south of Ocala.

About ¾ or three fourths of the way, you can stop at Royal, FL. This is about 1 hour north of Tampa, or about half an hour south of Ocala.

Nonstop driving from Tampa to Ocala

If you drive straight through without stopping at all, the total distance is 98 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 1 hour, 30 minutes.

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