Illinois

Distance from Elgin to Peoria

Straight-line distance

111.3mi

Elgin, IL and Peoria, IL are 111.3 miles (179.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Elgin, the shortest path starts out heading SW (217°).

kilometers
179.2
nautical miles
96.7
heading from Elgin
217° SW
heading from Peoria
37° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Elgin is from Peoria

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elgin and Peoria is 111.3 miles, 179.2 km or 96.7 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 111.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
111.3
Kilometers
179.2
Nautical miles
96.7
Bearing from Elgin
217.4° SW
Bearing arriving at Peoria
216.5°
Bearing from Peoria
36.5° NE

Halfway between Elgin and Peoria

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.397105, -88.977845 (41°23'49.58"N 88°58'40.24"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is North Utica, IL, with 1,343 residents, 3.7 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 Peoria 15 h 06 min; on December 21, 9 h 07 min and 9 h 15 min. Elgin is 1.29° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Elgin has 1.0 times the population of Peoria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elgin changed by +0.0% and Peoria by -1.1%. Both are in Illinois.

  1. 01Elgin, IL114,701 (+0.0%)
  2. 02Peoria, IL111,696 (-1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elgin from Peoria?

111.3 miles, 179.2 km or 96.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Peoria from Elgin?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Elgin on a bearing of 217.4° and arrives at Peoria on 216.5°. The return trip starts on 36.5°.

What is halfway between Elgin and Peoria?

The midpoint is at 41.397105, -88.977845. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is North Utica, IL, 3.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elgin and Peoria?

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

Which is bigger, Elgin or Peoria?

Elgin, with 114,701 residents in July 2024 against 111,696 for Peoria, 1.0 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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