Washington

Distance from Everett to Federal Way

Straight-line distance

45.7mi

Everett, WA and Federal Way, WA are 45.7 miles (73.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Everett, the shortest path starts out heading S (189°).

kilometers
73.5
nautical miles
39.7
heading from Everett
189° S
heading from Federal Way
9° N
EverettFederal Way

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

How far Everett is from Federal Way

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Everett and Federal Way is 45.7 miles, 73.5 km or 39.7 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 45.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
45.7
Kilometers
73.5
Nautical miles
39.7
Bearing from Everett
188.7° S
Bearing arriving at Federal Way
188.6°
Bearing from Federal Way
8.6° N

Halfway between Everett and Federal Way

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.638524, -122.264313 (47°38'18.69"N 122°15'51.53"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Medina, WA, with 2,976 residents, 1.3 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Everett gets 16 h 03 min of daylight and Federal Way 15 h 57 min; on December 21, 8 h 23 min and 8 h 28 min. Everett is 0.65° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Everett has 1.1 times the population of Federal Way. From July 2020 to July 2024, Everett changed by +1.9% and Federal Way by -0.7%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Everett, WA113,011 (+1.9%)
  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 Everett from Federal Way?

45.7 miles, 73.5 km or 39.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Federal Way from Everett?

S. The great-circle path leaves Everett on a bearing of 188.7° and arrives at Federal Way on 188.6°. The return trip starts on 8.6°.

What is halfway between Everett and Federal Way?

The midpoint is at 47.638524, -122.264313. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Medina, WA, 1.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Everett and Federal Way?

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

Which is bigger, Everett or Federal Way?

Everett, with 113,011 residents in July 2024 against 100,252 for Federal Way, 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.