Illinois to Iowa

Distance from Aurora to Davenport

Straight-line distance

120.3mi

Aurora, IL and Davenport, IA are 120.3 miles (193.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Aurora, the shortest path starts out heading W (264°).

kilometers
193.6
nautical miles
104.5
heading from Aurora
264° W
heading from Davenport
82° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Aurora is from Davenport

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Aurora and Davenport is 120.3 miles, 193.6 km or 104.5 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 120.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
120.3
Kilometers
193.6
Nautical miles
104.5
Bearing from Aurora
264.0° W
Bearing arriving at Davenport
262.4°
Bearing from Davenport
82.4° E

Halfway between Aurora and Davenport

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.665951, -89.448857 (41°39'57.42"N 89°26'55.88"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Amboy, IL, with 2,224 residents, 6.5 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Aurora gets 15 h 13 min of daylight and Davenport 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 09 min and 9 h 10 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Aurora has 1.8 times the population of Davenport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Aurora changed by +0.2% and Davenport by -0.7%. The trip crosses from Illinois into Iowa.

  1. 01Aurora, IL180,710 (+0.2%)
  2. 02Davenport, IA100,938 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Aurora from Davenport?

120.3 miles, 193.6 km or 104.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Davenport from Aurora?

W. The great-circle path leaves Aurora on a bearing of 264.0° and arrives at Davenport on 262.4°. The return trip starts on 82.4°.

What is halfway between Aurora and Davenport?

The midpoint is at 41.665951, -89.448857. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Amboy, IL, 6.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Aurora and Davenport?

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

Which is bigger, Aurora or Davenport?

Aurora, with 180,710 residents in July 2024 against 100,938 for Davenport, 1.8 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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