Missouri to Illinois

Distance from Columbia to Springfield

Straight-line distance

154.6mi

Columbia, MO and Springfield, IL are 154.6 miles (248.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbia, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (67°).

kilometers
248.9
nautical miles
134.4
heading from Columbia
67° ENE
heading from Springfield
249° WSW
ColumbiaSpringfield

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

How far Columbia is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbia and Springfield is 154.6 miles, 248.9 km or 134.4 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 154.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
154.6
Kilometers
248.9
Nautical miles
134.4
Bearing from Columbia
67.0° ENE
Bearing arriving at Springfield
68.7°
Bearing from Springfield
248.7° WSW

Halfway between Columbia and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.376895, -90.993603 (39°22'36.82"N 90°59'36.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Louisiana, MO, with 3,244 residents, 5.8 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, Columbia gets 14 h 54 min of daylight and Springfield 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 26 min and 9 h 21 min. Springfield is 0.84° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Columbia has 1.2 times the population of Springfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbia changed by +3.6% and Springfield by -1.2%. The trip crosses from Missouri into Illinois.

  1. 01Columbia, MO130,900 (+3.6%)
  2. 02Springfield, IL112,949 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbia from Springfield?

154.6 miles, 248.9 km or 134.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Columbia?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Columbia on a bearing of 67.0° and arrives at Springfield on 68.7°. The return trip starts on 248.7°.

What is halfway between Columbia and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 39.376895, -90.993603. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Louisiana, MO, 5.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbia and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Columbia or Springfield?

Columbia, with 130,900 residents in July 2024 against 112,949 for Springfield, 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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