Iowa

Distance from Davenport to Des Moines

Straight-line distance

155.4mi

Davenport, IA and Des Moines, IA are 155.4 miles (250.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Davenport, the shortest path starts out heading W (271°).

kilometers
250.1
nautical miles
135.0
heading from Davenport
271° W
heading from Des Moines
89° E
DavenportDes Moines

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

How far Davenport is from Des Moines

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Davenport and Des Moines is 155.4 miles, 250.1 km or 135.0 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 155.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
155.4
Kilometers
250.1
Nautical miles
135.0
Bearing from Davenport
271.4° W
Bearing arriving at Des Moines
269.4°
Bearing from Des Moines
89.4° E

Halfway between Davenport and Des Moines

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.574489, -92.106866 (41°34'28.16"N 92°06'24.72"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is North English, IA, with 1,030 residents, 4.3 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, Davenport gets 15 h 12 min of daylight and Des Moines 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 10 min and 9 h 10 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Des Moines has 2.1 times the population of Davenport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Davenport changed by -0.7% and Des Moines by -0.3%. Both are in Iowa.

  1. 01Davenport, IA100,938 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Des Moines, IA213,096 (-0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Davenport from Des Moines?

155.4 miles, 250.1 km or 135.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Des Moines from Davenport?

W. The great-circle path leaves Davenport on a bearing of 271.4° and arrives at Des Moines on 269.4°. The return trip starts on 89.4°.

What is halfway between Davenport and Des Moines?

The midpoint is at 41.574489, -92.106866. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is North English, IA, 4.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Davenport and Des Moines?

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

Which is bigger, Davenport or Des Moines?

Des Moines, with 213,096 residents in July 2024 against 100,938 for Davenport, 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.

  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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