Iowa to Illinois

Distance from Davenport to Elgin

Straight-line distance

122.0mi

Davenport, IA and Elgin, IL are 122.0 miles (196.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Davenport, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (73°).

kilometers
196.3
nautical miles
106.0
heading from Davenport
73° ENE
heading from Elgin
255° WSW
DavenportElgin

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

How far Davenport is from Elgin

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Davenport and Elgin is 122.0 miles, 196.3 km or 106.0 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 122.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
122.0
Kilometers
196.3
Nautical miles
106.0
Bearing from Davenport
73.4° ENE
Bearing arriving at Elgin
74.9°
Bearing from Elgin
254.9° WSW

Halfway between Davenport and Elgin

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.803527, -89.469086 (41°48'12.70"N 89°28'8.71"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dixon, IL, with 15,156 residents, 2.8 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, Davenport gets 15 h 12 min of daylight and Elgin 15 h 15 min; on December 21, 9 h 10 min and 9 h 07 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Elgin has 1.1 times the population of Davenport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Davenport changed by -0.7% and Elgin by +0.0%. The trip crosses from Iowa into Illinois.

  1. 01Davenport, IA100,938 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Elgin, IL114,701 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Davenport from Elgin?

122.0 miles, 196.3 km or 106.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Elgin from Davenport?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Davenport on a bearing of 73.4° and arrives at Elgin on 74.9°. The return trip starts on 254.9°.

What is halfway between Davenport and Elgin?

The midpoint is at 41.803527, -89.469086. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dixon, IL, 2.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Davenport and Elgin?

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

Which is bigger, Davenport or Elgin?

Elgin, with 114,701 residents in July 2024 against 100,938 for Davenport, 1.1 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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