Illinois

Distance from Aurora to Naperville

Straight-line distance

6.7mi

Aurora, IL and Naperville, IL are 6.7 miles (10.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Aurora, the shortest path starts out heading E (98°).

kilometers
10.7
nautical miles
5.8
heading from Aurora
98° E
heading from Naperville
279° W
AuroraNaperville

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

How far Aurora is from Naperville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Aurora and Naperville is 6.7 miles, 10.7 km or 5.8 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 6.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.7
Kilometers
10.7
Nautical miles
5.8
Bearing from Aurora
98.5° E
Bearing arriving at Naperville
98.6°
Bearing from Naperville
278.6° W

Halfway between Aurora and Naperville

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.756368, -88.226043 (41°45'22.92"N 88°13'33.75"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Naperville, IL, with 153,124 residents, 3.4 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 Naperville 15 h 13 min; on December 21, 9 h 09 min and 9 h 09 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Aurora has 1.2 times the population of Naperville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Aurora changed by +0.2% and Naperville by +2.5%. Both are in Illinois.

  1. 01Aurora, IL180,710 (+0.2%)
  2. 02Naperville, IL153,124 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Aurora from Naperville?

6.7 miles, 10.7 km or 5.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Naperville from Aurora?

E. The great-circle path leaves Aurora on a bearing of 98.5° and arrives at Naperville on 98.6°. The return trip starts on 278.6°.

What is halfway between Aurora and Naperville?

The midpoint is at 41.756368, -88.226043. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Naperville, IL, 3.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Aurora and Naperville?

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

Which is bigger, Aurora or Naperville?

Aurora, with 180,710 residents in July 2024 against 153,124 for Naperville, 1.2 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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