Washington

Distance from Bellevue to Spokane

Straight-line distance

219.9mi

Bellevue, WA and Spokane, WA are 219.9 miles (354.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Bellevue, the shortest path starts out heading E (87°).

kilometers
354.0
nautical miles
191.1
heading from Bellevue
87° E
heading from Spokane
271° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bellevue is from Spokane

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bellevue and Spokane is 219.9 miles, 354.0 km or 191.1 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 220.0 miles, 56 meters longer.

Measurements

Miles
219.9
Kilometers
354.0
Nautical miles
191.1
Bearing from Bellevue
87.0° E
Bearing arriving at Spokane
90.5°
Bearing from Spokane
270.5° W

Halfway between Bellevue and Spokane

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.656588, -119.796462 (47°39'23.72"N 119°47'47.26"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Waterville, WA, with 1,148 residents, 12.8 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 Spokane 16 h 00 min; on December 21, 8 h 26 min and 8 h 25 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Spokane has 1.5 times the population of Bellevue. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bellevue changed by +1.7% and Spokane by +0.6%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Bellevue, WA154,377 (+1.7%)
  2. 02Spokane, WA230,609 (+0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bellevue from Spokane?

219.9 miles, 354.0 km or 191.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Spokane from Bellevue?

E. The great-circle path leaves Bellevue on a bearing of 87.0° and arrives at Spokane on 90.5°. The return trip starts on 270.5°.

What is halfway between Bellevue and Spokane?

The midpoint is at 47.656588, -119.796462. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Waterville, WA, 12.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bellevue and Spokane?

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

Which is bigger, Bellevue or Spokane?

Spokane, with 230,609 residents in July 2024 against 154,377 for Bellevue, 1.5 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.