Missouri
Distance from Columbia to St. Louis
Straight-line distance
114.2mi
Columbia, MO and St. Louis, MO are 114.2 miles (183.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbia, the shortest path starts out heading E (100°).
- kilometers
- 183.7
- nautical miles
- 99.2
- heading from Columbia
- 100° E
- heading from St. Louis
- 282° WNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Columbia is from St. Louis
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbia and St. Louis is 114.2 miles, 183.7 km or 99.2 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 114.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 114.2
- Kilometers
- 183.7
- Nautical miles
- 99.2
- Bearing from Columbia
- 100.2° E
- Bearing arriving at St. Louis
- 101.5°
- Bearing from St. Louis
- 281.5° WNW
Halfway between Columbia and St. Louis
The great-circle midpoint is at 38.796117, -91.283225 (38°47'46.02"N 91°16'59.61"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Warrenton, MO, with 9,420 residents, 8.0 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 St. Louis 14 h 52 min; on December 21, 9 h 26 min and 9 h 28 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
St. Louis has 2.1 times the population of Columbia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbia changed by +3.6% and St. Louis by -6.9%. Both are in Missouri.
- 01Columbia, MO130,900 (+3.6%)
- 02St. Louis, MO279,695 (-6.9%)
Questions people ask
How far is Columbia from St. Louis?
114.2 miles, 183.7 km or 99.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is St. Louis from Columbia?
E. The great-circle path leaves Columbia on a bearing of 100.2° and arrives at St. Louis on 101.5°. The return trip starts on 281.5°.
What is halfway between Columbia and St. Louis?
The midpoint is at 38.796117, -91.283225. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Warrenton, MO, 8.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Columbia and St. Louis?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Columbia or St. Louis?
St. Louis, with 279,695 residents in July 2024 against 130,900 for Columbia, 2.1 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.