Oregon to Idaho
Distance from Bend to Boise City
Straight-line distance
255.0mi
Bend, OR and Boise City, ID are 255.0 miles (410.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Bend, the shortest path starts out heading E (95°).
- kilometers
- 410.5
- nautical miles
- 221.6
- heading from Bend
- 95° E
- heading from Boise City
- 279° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Bend is from Boise City
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bend and Boise City is 255.0 miles, 410.5 km or 221.6 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 255.1 miles, 66 meters longer.
Measurements
- Miles
- 255.0
- Kilometers
- 410.5
- Nautical miles
- 221.6
- Bearing from Bend
- 95.4° E
- Bearing arriving at Boise City
- 98.9°
- Bearing from Boise City
- 278.9° W
Halfway between Bend and Boise City
The great-circle midpoint is at 43.856116, -118.759165 (43°51'22.02"N 118°45'32.99"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Burns, OR, with 2,689 residents, 23.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
Bend uses America/Los_Angeles and Boise City uses America/Boise; Boise City is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Bend gets 15 h 30 min of daylight and Boise City 15 h 26 min; on December 21, 8 h 53 min and 8 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Boise City has 2.2 times the population of Bend. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bend changed by +7.3% and Boise City by +0.8%. The trip crosses from Oregon into Idaho.
- 01Bend, OR106,926 (+7.3%)
- 02Boise City, ID237,963 (+0.8%)
Questions people ask
How far is Bend from Boise City?
255.0 miles, 410.5 km or 221.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Boise City from Bend?
E. The great-circle path leaves Bend on a bearing of 95.4° and arrives at Boise City on 98.9°. The return trip starts on 278.9°.
What is halfway between Bend and Boise City?
The midpoint is at 43.856116, -118.759165. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Burns, OR, 23.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Bend and Boise City?
Bend uses America/Los_Angeles and Boise City uses America/Boise; Boise City is 1 hour ahead all year.
Which is bigger, Bend or Boise City?
Boise City, with 237,963 residents in July 2024 against 106,926 for Bend, 2.2 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.