Iowa to Minnesota

Distance from Cedar Rapids to Minneapolis

Straight-line distance

222.0mi

Cedar Rapids, IA and Minneapolis, MN are 222.0 miles (357.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Cedar Rapids, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (340°).

kilometers
357.3
nautical miles
192.9
heading from Cedar Rapids
340° NNW
heading from Minneapolis
158° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Cedar Rapids is from Minneapolis

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis is 222.0 miles, 357.3 km or 192.9 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 222.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
222.0
Kilometers
357.3
Nautical miles
192.9
Bearing from Cedar Rapids
339.5° NNW
Bearing arriving at Minneapolis
338.4°
Bearing from Minneapolis
158.4° SSE

Halfway between Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis

The great-circle midpoint is at 43.466499, -92.454035 (43°27'59.40"N 92°27'14.53"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Spring Valley, MN, with 2,445 residents, 15.7 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 Minneapolis 15 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 07 min and 8 h 46 min. Minneapolis is 3.00° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Minneapolis has 3.1 times the population of Cedar Rapids. From July 2020 to July 2024, Cedar Rapids changed by +0.0% and Minneapolis by -0.5%. The trip crosses from Iowa into Minnesota.

  1. 01Cedar Rapids, IA137,904 (+0.0%)
  2. 02Minneapolis, MN428,579 (-0.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Cedar Rapids from Minneapolis?

222.0 miles, 357.3 km or 192.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Minneapolis from Cedar Rapids?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Cedar Rapids on a bearing of 339.5° and arrives at Minneapolis on 338.4°. The return trip starts on 158.4°.

What is halfway between Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis?

The midpoint is at 43.466499, -92.454035. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Spring Valley, MN, 15.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis?

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

Which is bigger, Cedar Rapids or Minneapolis?

Minneapolis, with 428,579 residents in July 2024 against 137,904 for Cedar Rapids, 3.1 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)

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