Idaho to Utah

Distance from Boise City to West Jordan

Straight-line distance

299.7mi

Boise City, ID and West Jordan, UT are 299.7 miles (482.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Boise City, the shortest path starts out heading SE (132°).

kilometers
482.3
nautical miles
260.4
heading from Boise City
132° SE
heading from West Jordan
315° NW
Boise CityWest Jordan

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

How far Boise City is from West Jordan

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Boise City and West Jordan is 299.7 miles, 482.3 km or 260.4 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 299.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
299.7
Kilometers
482.3
Nautical miles
260.4
Bearing from Boise City
132.3° SE
Bearing arriving at West Jordan
135.1°
Bearing from West Jordan
315.1° NW

Halfway between Boise City and West Jordan

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.120399, -114.065557 (42°07'13.44"N 114°03'56.01"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hansen, ID, with 1,118 residents, 30.8 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Boise City uses America/Boise and West Jordan uses America/Denver; West Jordan is the same clock time all year. On June 21, Boise City gets 15 h 26 min of daylight and West Jordan 15 h 05 min; on December 21, 8 h 56 min and 9 h 16 min. Boise City is 3.00° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Boise City has 2.0 times the population of West Jordan. From July 2020 to July 2024, Boise City changed by +0.8% and West Jordan by -0.3%. The trip crosses from Idaho into Utah.

  1. 01Boise City, ID237,963 (+0.8%)
  2. 02West Jordan, UT116,688 (-0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Boise City from West Jordan?

299.7 miles, 482.3 km or 260.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is West Jordan from Boise City?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Boise City on a bearing of 132.3° and arrives at West Jordan on 135.1°. The return trip starts on 315.1°.

What is halfway between Boise City and West Jordan?

The midpoint is at 42.120399, -114.065557. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hansen, ID, 30.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Boise City and West Jordan?

Boise City uses America/Boise and West Jordan uses America/Denver; West Jordan is the same clock time all year.

Which is bigger, Boise City or West Jordan?

Boise City, with 237,963 residents in July 2024 against 116,688 for West Jordan, 2.0 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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