Iowa to Wisconsin

Distance from Davenport to Madison

Straight-line distance

121.6mi

Davenport, IA and Madison, WI are 121.6 miles (195.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Davenport, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (29°).

kilometers
195.7
nautical miles
105.7
heading from Davenport
29° NNE
heading from Madison
210° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Davenport is from Madison

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Davenport and Madison is 121.6 miles, 195.7 km or 105.7 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 121.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
121.6
Kilometers
195.7
Nautical miles
105.7
Bearing from Davenport
29.2° NNE
Bearing arriving at Madison
29.9°
Bearing from Madison
209.9° SSW

Halfway between Davenport and Madison

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.323797, -90.024042 (42°19'25.67"N 90°01'26.55"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Stockton, IL, with 1,668 residents, 2.3 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 Madison 15 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 10 min and 9 h 00 min. Madison is 1.53° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Madison has 2.8 times the population of Davenport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Davenport changed by -0.7% and Madison by +3.8%. The trip crosses from Iowa into Wisconsin.

  1. 01Davenport, IA100,938 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Madison, WI285,300 (+3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Davenport from Madison?

121.6 miles, 195.7 km or 105.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Madison from Davenport?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Davenport on a bearing of 29.2° and arrives at Madison on 29.9°. The return trip starts on 209.9°.

What is halfway between Davenport and Madison?

The midpoint is at 42.323797, -90.024042. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Stockton, IL, 2.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Davenport and Madison?

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

Which is bigger, Davenport or Madison?

Madison, with 285,300 residents in July 2024 against 100,938 for Davenport, 2.8 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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