Iowa to Illinois

Distance from Davenport to Springfield

Straight-line distance

131.9mi

Davenport, IA and Springfield, IL are 131.9 miles (212.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Davenport, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (157°).

kilometers
212.4
nautical miles
114.7
heading from Davenport
157° SSE
heading from Springfield
338° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Davenport is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Davenport and Springfield is 131.9 miles, 212.4 km or 114.7 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 131.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
131.9
Kilometers
212.4
Nautical miles
114.7
Bearing from Davenport
157.3° SSE
Bearing arriving at Springfield
157.9°
Bearing from Springfield
337.9° NNW

Halfway between Davenport and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.674942, -90.117898 (40°40'29.79"N 90°07'4.43"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Farmington, IL, with 2,295 residents, 6.3 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 Springfield 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 10 min and 9 h 21 min. Davenport is 1.77° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Springfield has 1.1 times the population of Davenport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Davenport changed by -0.7% and Springfield by -1.2%. The trip crosses from Iowa into Illinois.

  1. 01Davenport, IA100,938 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Springfield, IL112,949 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Davenport from Springfield?

131.9 miles, 212.4 km or 114.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Davenport?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Davenport on a bearing of 157.3° and arrives at Springfield on 157.9°. The return trip starts on 337.9°.

What is halfway between Davenport and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 40.674942, -90.117898. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Farmington, IL, 6.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Davenport and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Davenport or Springfield?

Springfield, with 112,949 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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