Oregon to Washington

Distance from Eugene to Federal Way

Straight-line distance

228.0mi

Eugene, OR and Federal Way, WA are 228.0 miles (367.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Eugene, the shortest path starts out heading N (9°).

kilometers
367.0
nautical miles
198.1
heading from Eugene
9° N
heading from Federal Way
190° S
EugeneFederal Way

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Eugene is from Federal Way

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Eugene and Federal Way is 228.0 miles, 367.0 km or 198.1 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 228.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
228.0
Kilometers
367.0
Nautical miles
198.1
Bearing from Eugene
9.2° N
Bearing arriving at Federal Way
9.8°
Bearing from Federal Way
189.8° S

Halfway between Eugene and Federal Way

The great-circle midpoint is at 45.684865, -122.739766 (45°41'5.51"N 122°44'23.16"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Vancouver, WA, with 198,992 residents, 7.6 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Eugene gets 15 h 30 min of daylight and Federal Way 15 h 57 min; on December 21, 8 h 53 min and 8 h 28 min. Federal Way is 3.25° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Eugene has 1.8 times the population of Federal Way. From July 2020 to July 2024, Eugene changed by +0.2% and Federal Way by -0.7%. The trip crosses from Oregon into Washington.

  1. 01Eugene, OR178,786 (+0.2%)
  2. 02Federal Way, WA100,252 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Eugene from Federal Way?

228.0 miles, 367.0 km or 198.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Federal Way from Eugene?

N. The great-circle path leaves Eugene on a bearing of 9.2° and arrives at Federal Way on 9.8°. The return trip starts on 189.8°.

What is halfway between Eugene and Federal Way?

The midpoint is at 45.684865, -122.739766. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Vancouver, WA, 7.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Eugene and Federal Way?

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

Which is bigger, Eugene or Federal Way?

Eugene, with 178,786 residents in July 2024 against 100,252 for Federal Way, 1.8 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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