Oregon to Idaho
Distance from Bend to Meridian
Straight-line distance
246.5mi
Bend, OR and Meridian, ID are 246.5 miles (396.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Bend, the shortest path starts out heading E (95°).
- kilometers
- 396.7
- nautical miles
- 214.2
- heading from Bend
- 95° E
- heading from Meridian
- 279° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Bend is from Meridian
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bend and Meridian is 246.5 miles, 396.7 km or 214.2 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 246.5 miles, 54 meters longer.
Measurements
- Miles
- 246.5
- Kilometers
- 396.7
- Nautical miles
- 214.2
- Bearing from Bend
- 95.5° E
- Bearing arriving at Meridian
- 98.9°
- Bearing from Meridian
- 278.9° W
Halfway between Bend and Meridian
The great-circle midpoint is at 43.860355, -118.845192 (43°51'37.28"N 118°50'42.69"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Burns, OR, with 2,689 residents, 21.7 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 Meridian uses America/Boise; Meridian is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Bend gets 15 h 30 min of daylight and Meridian 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
Meridian has 1.3 times the population of Bend. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bend changed by +7.3% and Meridian by +16.9%. The trip crosses from Oregon into Idaho.
- 01Bend, OR106,926 (+7.3%)
- 02Meridian, ID139,740 (+16.9%)
Questions people ask
How far is Bend from Meridian?
246.5 miles, 396.7 km or 214.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Meridian from Bend?
E. The great-circle path leaves Bend on a bearing of 95.5° and arrives at Meridian on 98.9°. The return trip starts on 278.9°.
What is halfway between Bend and Meridian?
The midpoint is at 43.860355, -118.845192. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Burns, OR, 21.7 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Bend and Meridian?
Bend uses America/Los_Angeles and Meridian uses America/Boise; Meridian is 1 hour ahead all year.
Which is bigger, Bend or Meridian?
Meridian, with 139,740 residents in July 2024 against 106,926 for Bend, 1.3 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.