Oregon to Washington

Distance from Bend to Federal Way

Straight-line distance

230.3mi

Bend, OR and Federal Way, WA are 230.3 miles (370.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Bend, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (348°).

kilometers
370.7
nautical miles
200.1
heading from Bend
348° NNW
heading from Federal Way
167° SSE
BendFederal Way

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bend is from Federal Way

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bend and Federal Way is 230.3 miles, 370.7 km or 200.1 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 230.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
230.3
Kilometers
370.7
Nautical miles
200.1
Bearing from Bend
347.9° NNW
Bearing arriving at Federal Way
347.2°
Bearing from Federal Way
167.2° SSE

Halfway between Bend and Federal Way

The great-circle midpoint is at 45.685306, -121.807917 (45°41'7.10"N 121°48'28.50"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cascade Locks, OR, with 1,367 residents, 3.0 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 Federal Way 15 h 57 min; on December 21, 8 h 53 min and 8 h 28 min. Federal Way is 3.25° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Bend has 1.1 times the population of Federal Way. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bend changed by +7.3% and Federal Way by -0.7%. The trip crosses from Oregon into Washington.

  1. 01Bend, OR106,926 (+7.3%)
  2. 02Federal Way, WA100,252 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bend from Federal Way?

230.3 miles, 370.7 km or 200.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Federal Way from Bend?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Bend on a bearing of 347.9° and arrives at Federal Way on 347.2°. The return trip starts on 167.2°.

What is halfway between Bend and Federal Way?

The midpoint is at 45.685306, -121.807917. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cascade Locks, OR, 3.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bend and Federal Way?

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

Which is bigger, Bend or Federal Way?

Bend, with 106,926 residents in July 2024 against 100,252 for Federal Way, 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)

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