How far is Nantong from the sea?
Nantong is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 35 km (22 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Jiangsu, China.
To the coast
35 km
22 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
736 km
with North Korea
Setting
Near the coast
568th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
NantongNearest point on the coast
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Nantong at a glance
- Coordinates
- 32.0303° N, 120.8747° E
- Region
- Jiangsu, China
- Distance to the coast
- 35 km (22 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 31.7988° N, 121.1238° E (Jiangsu, China)
- Nearest land border
- 736 km (457 miles), with North Korea
- Among China's cities
- 138th farthest from the sea of the 177 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Nantong from the sea?
Nantong is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 35 km (22 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Jiangsu, China.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 35 km (22 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Nantong from the nearest border?
Nantong is 736 km (457 miles) from the nearest land border, with North Korea, in a straight line.
Where in Nantong is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (32.0303° N, 120.8747° E). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.