Illinois

Distance from Chicago to Peoria

Straight-line distance

125.2mi

Chicago, IL and Peoria, IL are 125.2 miles (201.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Chicago, the shortest path starts out heading SW (234°).

kilometers
201.6
nautical miles
108.8
heading from Chicago
234° SW
heading from Peoria
53° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Chicago is from Peoria

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chicago and Peoria is 125.2 miles, 201.6 km or 108.8 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 125.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
125.2
Kilometers
201.6
Nautical miles
108.8
Bearing from Chicago
233.9° SW
Bearing arriving at Peoria
232.6°
Bearing from Peoria
52.6° NE

Halfway between Chicago and Peoria

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.298339, -88.659089 (41°17'54.02"N 88°39'32.72"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Marseilles, IL, with 4,779 residents, 1.6 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, Chicago gets 15 h 13 min of daylight and Peoria 15 h 06 min; on December 21, 9 h 08 min and 9 h 15 min. Chicago is 1.09° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Chicago has 24.4 times the population of Peoria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chicago changed by -0.9% and Peoria by -1.1%. Both are in Illinois.

  1. 01Chicago, IL2,721,308 (-0.9%)
  2. 02Peoria, IL111,696 (-1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chicago from Peoria?

125.2 miles, 201.6 km or 108.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Peoria from Chicago?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Chicago on a bearing of 233.9° and arrives at Peoria on 232.6°. The return trip starts on 52.6°.

What is halfway between Chicago and Peoria?

The midpoint is at 41.298339, -88.659089. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Marseilles, IL, 1.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chicago and Peoria?

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

Which is bigger, Chicago or Peoria?

Chicago, with 2,721,308 residents in July 2024 against 111,696 for Peoria, 24.4 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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