Oregon

Distance from Bend to Eugene

Straight-line distance

89.9mi

Bend, OR and Eugene, OR are 89.9 miles (144.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Bend, the shortest path starts out heading W (271°).

kilometers
144.7
nautical miles
78.1
heading from Bend
271° W
heading from Eugene
89° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bend is from Eugene

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bend and Eugene is 89.9 miles, 144.7 km or 78.1 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 89.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
89.9
Kilometers
144.7
Nautical miles
78.1
Bearing from Bend
270.6° W
Bearing arriving at Eugene
269.4°
Bearing from Eugene
89.4° E

Halfway between Bend and Eugene

The great-circle midpoint is at 44.060326, -122.213499 (44°03'37.17"N 122°12'48.60"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Oakridge, OR, with 3,158 residents, 25.1 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, Bend gets 15 h 30 min of daylight and Eugene 15 h 30 min; on December 21, 8 h 53 min and 8 h 53 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Eugene has 1.7 times the population of Bend. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bend changed by +7.3% and Eugene by +0.2%. Both are in Oregon.

  1. 01Bend, OR106,926 (+7.3%)
  2. 02Eugene, OR178,786 (+0.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bend from Eugene?

89.9 miles, 144.7 km or 78.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Eugene from Bend?

W. The great-circle path leaves Bend on a bearing of 270.6° and arrives at Eugene on 269.4°. The return trip starts on 89.4°.

What is halfway between Bend and Eugene?

The midpoint is at 44.060326, -122.213499. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Oakridge, OR, 25.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bend and Eugene?

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

Which is bigger, Bend or Eugene?

Eugene, with 178,786 residents in July 2024 against 106,926 for Bend, 1.7 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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