Oregon to Washington

Distance from Bend to Tacoma

Straight-line distance

227.7mi

Bend, OR and Tacoma, WA are 227.7 miles (366.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Bend, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (346°).

kilometers
366.4
nautical miles
197.9
heading from Bend
346° NNW
heading from Tacoma
165° SSE
BendTacoma

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

How far Bend is from Tacoma

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bend and Tacoma is 227.7 miles, 366.4 km or 197.9 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 227.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
227.7
Kilometers
366.4
Nautical miles
197.9
Bearing from Bend
346.3° NNW
Bearing arriving at Tacoma
345.4°
Bearing from Tacoma
165.4° SSE

Halfway between Bend and Tacoma

The great-circle midpoint is at 45.655896, -121.867465 (45°39'21.22"N 121°52'2.87"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cascade Locks, OR, with 1,367 residents, 1.4 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 Tacoma 15 h 56 min; on December 21, 8 h 53 min and 8 h 28 min. Tacoma is 3.20° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tacoma has 2.1 times the population of Bend. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bend changed by +7.3% and Tacoma by +3.8%. The trip crosses from Oregon into Washington.

  1. 01Bend, OR106,926 (+7.3%)
  2. 02Tacoma, WA228,202 (+3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bend from Tacoma?

227.7 miles, 366.4 km or 197.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tacoma from Bend?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Bend on a bearing of 346.3° and arrives at Tacoma on 345.4°. The return trip starts on 165.4°.

What is halfway between Bend and Tacoma?

The midpoint is at 45.655896, -121.867465. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cascade Locks, OR, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bend and Tacoma?

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

Which is bigger, Bend or Tacoma?

Tacoma, with 228,202 residents in July 2024 against 106,926 for Bend, 2.1 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.