Iowa to North Dakota

Distance from Cedar Rapids to Fargo

Straight-line distance

423.2mi

Cedar Rapids, IA and Fargo, ND are 423.2 miles (681.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Cedar Rapids, the shortest path starts out heading NW (325°).

kilometers
681.0
nautical miles
367.7
heading from Cedar Rapids
325° NW
heading from Fargo
141° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Cedar Rapids is from Fargo

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Cedar Rapids and Fargo is 423.2 miles, 681.0 km or 367.7 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 423.2 miles, 113 meters longer.

Measurements

Miles
423.2
Kilometers
681.0
Nautical miles
367.7
Bearing from Cedar Rapids
324.9° NW
Bearing arriving at Fargo
321.3°
Bearing from Fargo
141.3° SE

Halfway between Cedar Rapids and Fargo

The great-circle midpoint is at 44.443334, -94.146122 (44°26'36.00"N 94°08'46.04"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Gaylord, MN, with 2,334 residents, 8.5 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 Fargo 15 h 53 min; on December 21, 9 h 07 min and 8 h 32 min. Fargo is 4.90° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Cedar Rapids has 1.0 times the population of Fargo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Cedar Rapids changed by +0.0% and Fargo by +8.2%. The trip crosses from Iowa into North Dakota.

  1. 01Cedar Rapids, IA137,904 (+0.0%)
  2. 02Fargo, ND136,285 (+8.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Cedar Rapids from Fargo?

423.2 miles, 681.0 km or 367.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fargo from Cedar Rapids?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Cedar Rapids on a bearing of 324.9° and arrives at Fargo on 321.3°. The return trip starts on 141.3°.

What is halfway between Cedar Rapids and Fargo?

The midpoint is at 44.443334, -94.146122. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Gaylord, MN, 8.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Cedar Rapids and Fargo?

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

Which is bigger, Cedar Rapids or Fargo?

Cedar Rapids, with 137,904 residents in July 2024 against 136,285 for Fargo, 1.0 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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