Iowa to Minnesota

Distance from Cedar Rapids to Rochester

Straight-line distance

147.3mi

Cedar Rapids, IA and Rochester, MN are 147.3 miles (237.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Cedar Rapids, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (344°).

kilometers
237.1
nautical miles
128.0
heading from Cedar Rapids
344° NNW
heading from Rochester
164° SSE
Cedar RapidsRochester

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

How far Cedar Rapids is from Rochester

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Cedar Rapids and Rochester is 147.3 miles, 237.1 km or 128.0 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 147.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
147.3
Kilometers
237.1
Nautical miles
128.0
Bearing from Cedar Rapids
344.4° NNW
Bearing arriving at Rochester
343.8°
Bearing from Rochester
163.8° SSE

Halfway between Cedar Rapids and Rochester

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.989945, -92.072233 (42°59'23.80"N 92°04'20.04"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Sumner, IA, with 2,032 residents, 9.8 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 Rochester 15 h 29 min; on December 21, 9 h 07 min and 8 h 53 min. Rochester is 2.05° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Cedar Rapids has 1.1 times the population of Rochester. From July 2020 to July 2024, Cedar Rapids changed by +0.0% and Rochester by +1.7%. The trip crosses from Iowa into Minnesota.

  1. 01Cedar Rapids, IA137,904 (+0.0%)
  2. 02Rochester, MN123,624 (+1.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Cedar Rapids from Rochester?

147.3 miles, 237.1 km or 128.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rochester from Cedar Rapids?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Cedar Rapids on a bearing of 344.4° and arrives at Rochester on 343.8°. The return trip starts on 163.8°.

What is halfway between Cedar Rapids and Rochester?

The midpoint is at 42.989945, -92.072233. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Sumner, IA, 9.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Cedar Rapids and Rochester?

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

Which is bigger, Cedar Rapids or Rochester?

Cedar Rapids, with 137,904 residents in July 2024 against 123,624 for Rochester, 1.1 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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