Missouri

Distance from Columbia to Springfield

Straight-line distance

132.0mi

Columbia, MO and Springfield, MO are 132.0 miles (212.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbia, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (204°).

kilometers
212.5
nautical miles
114.7
heading from Columbia
204° SSW
heading from Springfield
23° NNE
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 132.0 miles, 212.5 km or 114.7 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 132.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
132.0
Kilometers
212.5
Nautical miles
114.7
Bearing from Columbia
203.8° SSW
Bearing arriving at Springfield
203.2°
Bearing from Springfield
23.2° NNE

Halfway between Columbia and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.071739, -92.815290 (38°04'18.26"N 92°48'55.04"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Camdenton, MO, with 4,035 residents, 5.3 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, Columbia gets 14 h 54 min of daylight and Springfield 14 h 43 min; on December 21, 9 h 26 min and 9 h 36 min. Columbia is 1.75° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Springfield has 1.3 times the population of Columbia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbia changed by +3.6% and Springfield by +0.9%. Both are in Missouri.

  1. 01Columbia, MO130,900 (+3.6%)
  2. 02Springfield, MO170,596 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbia from Springfield?

132.0 miles, 212.5 km or 114.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Columbia?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Columbia on a bearing of 203.8° and arrives at Springfield on 203.2°. The return trip starts on 23.2°.

What is halfway between Columbia and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 38.071739, -92.815290. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Camdenton, MO, 5.3 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?

Springfield, with 170,596 residents in July 2024 against 130,900 for Columbia, 1.3 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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