Iowa to Illinois

Distance from Davenport to Peoria

Straight-line distance

75.7mi

Davenport, IA and Peoria, IL are 75.7 miles (121.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Davenport, the shortest path starts out heading SE (137°).

kilometers
121.8
nautical miles
65.8
heading from Davenport
137° SE
heading from Peoria
318° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Davenport is from Peoria

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Davenport and Peoria is 75.7 miles, 121.8 km or 65.8 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 75.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
75.7
Kilometers
121.8
Nautical miles
65.8
Bearing from Davenport
137.0° SE
Bearing arriving at Peoria
137.6°
Bearing from Peoria
317.6° NW

Halfway between Davenport and Peoria

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.155252, -90.107520 (41°09'18.91"N 90°06'27.07"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Galva, IL, with 2,396 residents, 3.8 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 Peoria 15 h 06 min; on December 21, 9 h 10 min and 9 h 15 min. Davenport is 0.81° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

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

  1. 01Davenport, IA100,938 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Peoria, IL111,696 (-1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Davenport from Peoria?

75.7 miles, 121.8 km or 65.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Peoria from Davenport?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Davenport on a bearing of 137.0° and arrives at Peoria on 137.6°. The return trip starts on 317.6°.

What is halfway between Davenport and Peoria?

The midpoint is at 41.155252, -90.107520. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Galva, IL, 3.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Davenport and Peoria?

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

Which is bigger, Davenport or Peoria?

Peoria, with 111,696 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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