Missouri

Distance from Columbia to Lee's Summit

Straight-line distance

110.6mi

Columbia, MO and Lee's Summit, MO are 110.6 miles (178.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbia, the shortest path starts out heading W (270°).

kilometers
178.1
nautical miles
96.1
heading from Columbia
270° W
heading from Lee's Summit
88° E
ColumbiaLee's Summit

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

How far Columbia is from Lee's Summit

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbia and Lee's Summit is 110.6 miles, 178.1 km or 96.1 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 110.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
110.6
Kilometers
178.1
Nautical miles
96.1
Bearing from Columbia
269.7° W
Bearing arriving at Lee's Summit
268.4°
Bearing from Lee's Summit
88.4° E

Halfway between Columbia and Lee's Summit

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.938969, -93.355787 (38°56'20.29"N 93°21'20.83"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Sweet Springs, MO, with 1,331 residents, 3.7 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, Columbia gets 14 h 54 min of daylight and Lee's Summit 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 26 min and 9 h 26 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Columbia has 1.2 times the population of Lee's Summit. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbia changed by +3.6% and Lee's Summit by +4.8%. Both are in Missouri.

  1. 01Columbia, MO130,900 (+3.6%)
  2. 02Lee's Summit, MO106,419 (+4.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbia from Lee's Summit?

110.6 miles, 178.1 km or 96.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lee's Summit from Columbia?

W. The great-circle path leaves Columbia on a bearing of 269.7° and arrives at Lee's Summit on 268.4°. The return trip starts on 88.4°.

What is halfway between Columbia and Lee's Summit?

The midpoint is at 38.938969, -93.355787. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Sweet Springs, MO, 3.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbia and Lee's Summit?

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

Which is bigger, Columbia or Lee's Summit?

Columbia, with 130,900 residents in July 2024 against 106,419 for Lee's Summit, 1.2 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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