Iowa to Illinois

Distance from Davenport to Naperville

Straight-line distance

126.8mi

Davenport, IA and Naperville, IL are 126.8 miles (204.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Davenport, the shortest path starts out heading E (83°).

kilometers
204.0
nautical miles
110.2
heading from Davenport
83° E
heading from Naperville
265° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Davenport is from Naperville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Davenport and Naperville is 126.8 miles, 204.0 km or 110.2 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 126.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
126.8
Kilometers
204.0
Nautical miles
110.2
Bearing from Davenport
83.2° E
Bearing arriving at Naperville
84.8°
Bearing from Naperville
264.8° W

Halfway between Davenport and Naperville

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.659461, -89.384774 (41°39'34.06"N 89°23'5.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Amboy, IL, with 2,224 residents, 4.5 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 Naperville 15 h 13 min; on December 21, 9 h 10 min and 9 h 09 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Naperville has 1.5 times the population of Davenport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Davenport changed by -0.7% and Naperville by +2.5%. The trip crosses from Iowa into Illinois.

  1. 01Davenport, IA100,938 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Naperville, IL153,124 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Davenport from Naperville?

126.8 miles, 204.0 km or 110.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Naperville from Davenport?

E. The great-circle path leaves Davenport on a bearing of 83.2° and arrives at Naperville on 84.8°. The return trip starts on 264.8°.

What is halfway between Davenport and Naperville?

The midpoint is at 41.659461, -89.384774. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Amboy, IL, 4.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Davenport and Naperville?

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

Which is bigger, Davenport or Naperville?

Naperville, with 153,124 residents in July 2024 against 100,938 for Davenport, 1.5 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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