Illinois
Distance from Elgin to Naperville
Straight-line distance
21.7mi
Elgin, IL and Naperville, IL are 21.7 miles (35.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Elgin, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (157°).
- kilometers
- 35.0
- nautical miles
- 18.9
- heading from Elgin
- 157° SSE
- heading from Naperville
- 337° NNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Elgin is from Naperville
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elgin and Naperville is 21.7 miles, 35.0 km or 18.9 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 21.7 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 21.7
- Kilometers
- 35.0
- Nautical miles
- 18.9
- Bearing from Elgin
- 157.1° SSE
- Bearing arriving at Naperville
- 157.2°
- Bearing from Naperville
- 337.2° NNW
Halfway between Elgin and Naperville
The great-circle midpoint is at 41.894129, -88.243664 (41°53'38.86"N 88°14'37.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is West Chicago, IL, with 25,469 residents, 1.2 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, Elgin gets 15 h 15 min of daylight and Naperville 15 h 13 min; on December 21, 9 h 07 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 1.3 times the population of Elgin. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elgin changed by +0.0% and Naperville by +2.5%. Both are in Illinois.
- 01Elgin, IL114,701 (+0.0%)
- 02Naperville, IL153,124 (+2.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is Elgin from Naperville?
21.7 miles, 35.0 km or 18.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Naperville from Elgin?
SSE. The great-circle path leaves Elgin on a bearing of 157.1° and arrives at Naperville on 157.2°. The return trip starts on 337.2°.
What is halfway between Elgin and Naperville?
The midpoint is at 41.894129, -88.243664. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is West Chicago, IL, 1.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Elgin and Naperville?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Elgin or Naperville?
Naperville, with 153,124 residents in July 2024 against 114,701 for Elgin, 1.3 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.