Oregon

Distance from Eugene to Gresham

Straight-line distance

105.3mi

Eugene, OR and Gresham, OR are 105.3 miles (169.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Eugene, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (18°).

kilometers
169.4
nautical miles
91.5
heading from Eugene
18° NNE
heading from Gresham
199° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Eugene is from Gresham

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Eugene and Gresham is 105.3 miles, 169.4 km or 91.5 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 105.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
105.3
Kilometers
169.4
Nautical miles
91.5
Bearing from Eugene
18.2° NNE
Bearing arriving at Gresham
18.6°
Bearing from Gresham
198.6° SSW

Halfway between Eugene and Gresham

The great-circle midpoint is at 44.780050, -122.784540 (44°46'48.18"N 122°47'4.34"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Stayton, OR, with 8,521 residents, 1.9 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 Gresham 15 h 41 min; on December 21, 8 h 53 min and 8 h 42 min. Gresham is 1.45° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Eugene has 1.6 times the population of Gresham. From July 2020 to July 2024, Eugene changed by +0.2% and Gresham by -2.6%. Both are in Oregon.

  1. 01Eugene, OR178,786 (+0.2%)
  2. 02Gresham, OR111,507 (-2.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Eugene from Gresham?

105.3 miles, 169.4 km or 91.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Gresham from Eugene?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Eugene on a bearing of 18.2° and arrives at Gresham on 18.6°. The return trip starts on 198.6°.

What is halfway between Eugene and Gresham?

The midpoint is at 44.780050, -122.784540. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Stayton, OR, 1.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Eugene and Gresham?

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

Which is bigger, Eugene or Gresham?

Eugene, with 178,786 residents in July 2024 against 111,507 for Gresham, 1.6 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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