How far is 2,004 miles?
A map-scale anchor helps explain 2,004 miles. The distance is about 67% of the the contiguous United States reference used here, followed by city-to-city and landmark comparisons at a similar scale.
2,004-Mile Distance Comparisons
2,004 miles is about the same distance as the Cleveland to San Diego.
On a map, Cleveland in the United States and San Diego in the United States are separated by about 2,030 miles. The figure is calculated from the cities' geographic coordinates, so it describes map span rather than a driving itinerary. The difference is only 26 miles.
Source: GeoNames geographic coordinates
2,004 miles is about the same distance as the Washington, D.C. to Phoenix.
On a map, Washington, D.C. in the United States and Phoenix in the United States are separated by about 1,978 miles. The figure is calculated from the cities' geographic coordinates, so it describes map span rather than a driving itinerary. The difference is only 26 miles.
Source: GeoNames geographic coordinates
2,004 miles is about the same distance as the Nashville to Seattle.
On a map, Nashville in the United States and Seattle in the United States are separated by about 1,970 miles. The figure is calculated from the cities' geographic coordinates, so it describes map span rather than a driving itinerary. The difference is only 34 miles.
Source: GeoNames geographic coordinates
2,004 miles is about the same distance as the Amsterdam to Cairo.
On a map, Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Cairo in Egypt are separated by about 2,039 miles. The figure is calculated from the cities' geographic coordinates, so it describes map span rather than a driving itinerary. The difference is only 35 miles.
Source: GeoNames geographic coordinates
2,004 miles is about 4 times the 500-mile Indianapolis 500 race distance.
The race is scheduled for 200 laps around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 2.5-mile oval. Repeating that reference end to end 4 times would cover approximately 2,004 miles.
Source: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2,004 miles is about 1.4 times the 1,387-mile Alaska Highway.
The historic highway runs from Dawson Creek in British Columbia through Yukon to Delta Junction, Alaska. Placed end to end, that reference would fit into this distance about 1.4 times.
Source: Government of Yukon
2,004 miles is approximately 85% of the 2,350-mile Mississippi River.
The Mississippi runs from Lake Itasca in Minnesota toward the Gulf of Mexico through the center of the United States. That makes the comparison a little over 85% complete from end to end.
2,004 miles is equivalent to driving 60 mph for 33 hours 24 minutes.
This calculation assumes a constant 60 mph with no stops, traffic, or delays. An actual road trip would normally take longer.
2,004 miles is approximately 3,225 kilometers.
Using the exact conversion of 1 mile to 1.609344 kilometers, the distance converts to 3,225.1 kilometers before rounding.
Reference measurements are rounded where appropriate. Route lengths can change as official alignments are updated.
