Michigan

Distance from Ann Arbor to Grand Rapids

Straight-line distance

108.7mi

Ann Arbor, MI and Grand Rapids, MI are 108.7 miles (174.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Ann Arbor, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (296°).

kilometers
174.9
nautical miles
94.5
heading from Ann Arbor
296° WNW
heading from Grand Rapids
115° ESE
Ann ArborGrand Rapids

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Ann Arbor is from Grand Rapids

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids is 108.7 miles, 174.9 km or 94.5 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 108.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
108.7
Kilometers
174.9
Nautical miles
94.5
Bearing from Ann Arbor
296.5° WNW
Bearing arriving at Grand Rapids
295.2°
Bearing from Grand Rapids
115.2° ESE

Halfway between Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.622677, -84.687955 (42°37'21.64"N 84°41'16.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dimondale, MI, with 1,179 residents, 2.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Detroit, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Ann Arbor gets 15 h 17 min of daylight and Grand Rapids 15 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 05 min and 9 h 00 min. Grand Rapids is 0.69° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Grand Rapids has 1.6 times the population of Ann Arbor. From July 2020 to July 2024, Ann Arbor changed by -0.7% and Grand Rapids by +0.7%. Both are in Michigan.

  1. 01Ann Arbor, MI122,925 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Grand Rapids, MI200,117 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Ann Arbor from Grand Rapids?

108.7 miles, 174.9 km or 94.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Grand Rapids from Ann Arbor?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Ann Arbor on a bearing of 296.5° and arrives at Grand Rapids on 295.2°. The return trip starts on 115.2°.

What is halfway between Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids?

The midpoint is at 42.622677, -84.687955. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dimondale, MI, 2.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids?

Both use America/Detroit, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Ann Arbor or Grand Rapids?

Grand Rapids, with 200,117 residents in July 2024 against 122,925 for Ann Arbor, 1.6 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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