Illinois

Distance from Aurora to Springfield

Straight-line distance

153.6mi

Aurora, IL and Springfield, IL are 153.6 miles (247.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Aurora, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (208°).

kilometers
247.2
nautical miles
133.5
heading from Aurora
208° SSW
heading from Springfield
27° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Aurora is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Aurora and Springfield is 153.6 miles, 247.2 km or 133.5 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 153.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
153.6
Kilometers
247.2
Nautical miles
133.5
Bearing from Aurora
207.9° SSW
Bearing arriving at Springfield
207.0°
Bearing from Springfield
27.0° NNE

Halfway between Aurora and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.779279, -88.977406 (40°46'45.41"N 88°58'38.66"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is El Paso, IL, with 2,732 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 Springfield 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 09 min and 9 h 21 min. Aurora is 1.97° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Aurora has 1.6 times the population of Springfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Aurora changed by +0.2% and Springfield by -1.2%. Both are in Illinois.

  1. 01Aurora, IL180,710 (+0.2%)
  2. 02Springfield, IL112,949 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Aurora from Springfield?

153.6 miles, 247.2 km or 133.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Aurora?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Aurora on a bearing of 207.9° and arrives at Springfield on 207.0°. The return trip starts on 27.0°.

What is halfway between Aurora and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 40.779279, -88.977406. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is El Paso, IL, 3.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Aurora and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Aurora or Springfield?

Aurora, with 180,710 residents in July 2024 against 112,949 for Springfield, 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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