Illinois

Distance from Aurora to Elgin

Straight-line distance

19.1mi

Aurora, IL and Elgin, IL are 19.1 miles (30.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Aurora, the shortest path starts out heading N (355°).

kilometers
30.8
nautical miles
16.6
heading from Aurora
355° N
heading from Elgin
174° S
AuroraElgin

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

How far Aurora is from Elgin

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Aurora and Elgin is 19.1 miles, 30.8 km or 16.6 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 19.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
19.1
Kilometers
30.8
Nautical miles
16.6
Bearing from Aurora
354.5° N
Bearing arriving at Elgin
354.5°
Bearing from Elgin
174.5° S

Halfway between Aurora and Elgin

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.901251, -88.307862 (41°54'4.50"N 88°18'28.30"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is St. Charles, IL, with 33,482 residents, 1.2 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 Elgin 15 h 15 min; on December 21, 9 h 09 min and 9 h 07 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Aurora has 1.6 times the population of Elgin. From July 2020 to July 2024, Aurora changed by +0.2% and Elgin by +0.0%. Both are in Illinois.

  1. 01Aurora, IL180,710 (+0.2%)
  2. 02Elgin, IL114,701 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Aurora from Elgin?

19.1 miles, 30.8 km or 16.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Elgin from Aurora?

N. The great-circle path leaves Aurora on a bearing of 354.5° and arrives at Elgin on 354.5°. The return trip starts on 174.5°.

What is halfway between Aurora and Elgin?

The midpoint is at 41.901251, -88.307862. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is St. Charles, IL, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Aurora and Elgin?

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

Which is bigger, Aurora or Elgin?

Aurora, with 180,710 residents in July 2024 against 114,701 for Elgin, 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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