Iowa to Minnesota

Distance from Cedar Rapids to St. Paul

Straight-line distance

218.2mi

Cedar Rapids, IA and St. Paul, MN are 218.2 miles (351.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Cedar Rapids, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (341°).

kilometers
351.2
nautical miles
189.6
heading from Cedar Rapids
341° NNW
heading from St. Paul
160° SSE
Cedar RapidsSt. Paul

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

How far Cedar Rapids is from St. Paul

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Cedar Rapids and St. Paul is 218.2 miles, 351.2 km or 189.6 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 218.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
218.2
Kilometers
351.2
Nautical miles
189.6
Bearing from Cedar Rapids
341.4° NNW
Bearing arriving at St. Paul
340.4°
Bearing from St. Paul
160.4° SSE

Halfway between Cedar Rapids and St. Paul

The great-circle midpoint is at 43.458760, -92.374062 (43°27'31.54"N 92°22'26.62"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cresco, IA, with 3,890 residents, 14.3 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 St. Paul 15 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 07 min and 8 h 46 min. St. Paul is 2.98° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

St. Paul has 2.2 times the population of Cedar Rapids. From July 2020 to July 2024, Cedar Rapids changed by +0.0% and St. Paul by -1.2%. The trip crosses from Iowa into Minnesota.

  1. 01Cedar Rapids, IA137,904 (+0.0%)
  2. 02St. Paul, MN307,465 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Cedar Rapids from St. Paul?

218.2 miles, 351.2 km or 189.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is St. Paul from Cedar Rapids?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Cedar Rapids on a bearing of 341.4° and arrives at St. Paul on 340.4°. The return trip starts on 160.4°.

What is halfway between Cedar Rapids and St. Paul?

The midpoint is at 43.458760, -92.374062. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cresco, IA, 14.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Cedar Rapids and St. Paul?

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

Which is bigger, Cedar Rapids or St. Paul?

St. Paul, with 307,465 residents in July 2024 against 137,904 for Cedar Rapids, 2.2 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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