Washington

Distance from Bellevue to Kent

Straight-line distance

14.7mi

Bellevue, WA and Kent, WA are 14.7 miles (23.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Bellevue, the shortest path starts out heading S (190°).

kilometers
23.7
nautical miles
12.8
heading from Bellevue
190° S
heading from Kent
10° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bellevue is from Kent

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bellevue and Kent is 14.7 miles, 23.7 km or 12.8 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 14.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.7
Kilometers
23.7
Nautical miles
12.8
Bearing from Bellevue
190.3° S
Bearing arriving at Kent
190.2°
Bearing from Kent
10.2° N

Halfway between Bellevue and Kent

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.492903, -122.184656 (47°29'34.45"N 122°11'4.76"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Renton, WA, with 105,543 residents, 1.1 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Bellevue gets 15 h 59 min of daylight and Kent 15 h 57 min; on December 21, 8 h 26 min and 8 h 27 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Bellevue has 1.1 times the population of Kent. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bellevue changed by +1.7% and Kent by -0.0%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Bellevue, WA154,377 (+1.7%)
  2. 02Kent, WA136,588 (-0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bellevue from Kent?

14.7 miles, 23.7 km or 12.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Kent from Bellevue?

S. The great-circle path leaves Bellevue on a bearing of 190.3° and arrives at Kent on 190.2°. The return trip starts on 10.2°.

What is halfway between Bellevue and Kent?

The midpoint is at 47.492903, -122.184656. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Renton, WA, 1.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bellevue and Kent?

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

Which is bigger, Bellevue or Kent?

Bellevue, with 154,377 residents in July 2024 against 136,588 for Kent, 1.1 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.