Idaho to Utah

Distance from Boise City to West Valley City

Straight-line distance

295.1mi

Boise City, ID and West Valley City, UT are 295.1 miles (475.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Boise City, the shortest path starts out heading SE (132°).

kilometers
475.0
nautical miles
256.5
heading from Boise City
132° SE
heading from West Valley City
314° NW
Boise CityWest Valley City

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

How far Boise City is from West Valley City

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Boise City and West Valley City is 295.1 miles, 475.0 km or 256.5 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 295.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
295.1
Kilometers
475.0
Nautical miles
256.5
Bearing from Boise City
131.5° SE
Bearing arriving at West Valley City
134.3°
Bearing from West Valley City
314.3° NW

Halfway between Boise City and West Valley City

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.163206, -114.072287 (42°09'47.54"N 114°04'20.23"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hansen, ID, with 1,118 residents, 28.0 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 Valley City uses America/Denver; West Valley City is the same clock time all year. On June 21, Boise City gets 15 h 26 min of daylight and West Valley City 15 h 06 min; on December 21, 8 h 56 min and 9 h 15 min. Boise City is 2.91° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Boise City has 1.7 times the population of West Valley City. From July 2020 to July 2024, Boise City changed by +0.8% and West Valley City by -1.3%. The trip crosses from Idaho into Utah.

  1. 01Boise City, ID237,963 (+0.8%)
  2. 02West Valley City, UT138,144 (-1.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Boise City from West Valley City?

295.1 miles, 475.0 km or 256.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is West Valley City from Boise City?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Boise City on a bearing of 131.5° and arrives at West Valley City on 134.3°. The return trip starts on 314.3°.

What is halfway between Boise City and West Valley City?

The midpoint is at 42.163206, -114.072287. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hansen, ID, 28.0 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Boise City or West Valley City?

Boise City, with 237,963 residents in July 2024 against 138,144 for West Valley City, 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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