Iowa

Distance from Cedar Rapids to Davenport

Straight-line distance

62.2mi

Cedar Rapids, IA and Davenport, IA are 62.2 miles (100.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Cedar Rapids, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (117°).

kilometers
100.0
nautical miles
54.0
heading from Cedar Rapids
117° ESE
heading from Davenport
297° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Cedar Rapids is from Davenport

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Cedar Rapids and Davenport is 62.2 miles, 100.0 km or 54.0 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 62.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
62.2
Kilometers
100.0
Nautical miles
54.0
Bearing from Cedar Rapids
116.6° ESE
Bearing arriving at Davenport
117.3°
Bearing from Davenport
297.3° WNW

Halfway between Cedar Rapids and Davenport

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.761753, -91.139843 (41°45'42.31"N 91°08'23.44"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tipton, IA, with 3,059 residents, 0.8 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Cedar Rapids gets 15 h 14 min of daylight and Davenport 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 07 min and 9 h 10 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Cedar Rapids has 1.4 times the population of Davenport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Cedar Rapids changed by +0.0% and Davenport by -0.7%. Both are in Iowa.

  1. 01Cedar Rapids, IA137,904 (+0.0%)
  2. 02Davenport, IA100,938 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Cedar Rapids from Davenport?

62.2 miles, 100.0 km or 54.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Davenport from Cedar Rapids?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Cedar Rapids on a bearing of 116.6° and arrives at Davenport on 117.3°. The return trip starts on 297.3°.

What is halfway between Cedar Rapids and Davenport?

The midpoint is at 41.761753, -91.139843. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tipton, IA, 0.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Cedar Rapids and Davenport?

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

Which is bigger, Cedar Rapids or Davenport?

Cedar Rapids, with 137,904 residents in July 2024 against 100,938 for Davenport, 1.4 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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