How far is Yichang from the sea?
Yichang is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 870 km (540 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Jiangsu, China.
To the coast
870 km
540 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
979 km
with Vietnam
Setting
Far inland
106th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
YichangNearest point on the coast
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Yichang at a glance
- Coordinates
- 30.7144° N, 111.2847° E
- Region
- Hubei, China
- Distance to the coast
- 870 km (540 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 34.8274° N, 119.1930° E (Jiangsu, China)
- Nearest land border
- 979 km (608 miles), with Vietnam
- Among China's cities
- 25th farthest from the sea of the 177 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Yichang from the sea?
Yichang is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 870 km (540 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Jiangsu, China.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 870 km (540 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 Yichang from the nearest border?
Yichang is 979 km (608 miles) from the nearest land border, with Vietnam, in a straight line.
Where in Yichang is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (30.7144° N, 111.2847° 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.