Washington

Distance from Everett to Seattle

Straight-line distance

25.1mi

Everett, WA and Seattle, WA are 25.1 miles (40.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Everett, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (197°).

kilometers
40.3
nautical miles
21.8
heading from Everett
197° SSW
heading from Seattle
17° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Everett is from Seattle

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Everett and Seattle is 25.1 miles, 40.3 km or 21.8 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 25.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
25.1
Kilometers
40.3
Nautical miles
21.8
Bearing from Everett
197.5° SSW
Bearing arriving at Seattle
197.4°
Bearing from Seattle
17.4° NNE

Halfway between Everett and Seattle

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.792378, -122.270969 (47°47'32.56"N 122°16'15.49"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Brier, WA, with 6,603 residents, 0.1 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 Seattle 15 h 59 min; on December 21, 8 h 23 min and 8 h 25 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Seattle has 6.9 times the population of Everett. From July 2020 to July 2024, Everett changed by +1.9% and Seattle by +5.5%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Everett, WA113,011 (+1.9%)
  2. 02Seattle, WA780,995 (+5.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Everett from Seattle?

25.1 miles, 40.3 km or 21.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Seattle from Everett?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Everett on a bearing of 197.5° and arrives at Seattle on 197.4°. The return trip starts on 17.4°.

What is halfway between Everett and Seattle?

The midpoint is at 47.792378, -122.270969. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Brier, WA, 0.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Everett and Seattle?

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

Which is bigger, Everett or Seattle?

Seattle, with 780,995 residents in July 2024 against 113,011 for Everett, 6.9 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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