North Dakota to Nebraska

Distance from Fargo to Lincoln

Straight-line distance

418.4mi

Fargo, ND and Lincoln, NE are 418.4 miles (673.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Fargo, the shortest path starts out heading S (179°).

kilometers
673.3
nautical miles
363.6
heading from Fargo
179° S
heading from Lincoln
359° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fargo is from Lincoln

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fargo and Lincoln is 418.4 miles, 673.3 km or 363.6 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 418.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
418.4
Kilometers
673.3
Nautical miles
363.6
Bearing from Fargo
178.9° S
Bearing arriving at Lincoln
179.0°
Bearing from Lincoln
359.0° N

Halfway between Fargo and Lincoln

The great-circle midpoint is at 43.837526, -96.748085 (43°50'15.09"N 96°44'53.11"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dell Rapids, SD, with 3,825 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fargo gets 15 h 53 min of daylight and Lincoln 15 h 06 min; on December 21, 8 h 32 min and 9 h 15 min. Fargo is 6.05° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lincoln has 2.2 times the population of Fargo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fargo changed by +8.2% and Lincoln by +3.0%. The trip crosses from North Dakota into Nebraska.

  1. 01Fargo, ND136,285 (+8.2%)
  2. 02Lincoln, NE300,619 (+3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fargo from Lincoln?

418.4 miles, 673.3 km or 363.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lincoln from Fargo?

S. The great-circle path leaves Fargo on a bearing of 178.9° and arrives at Lincoln on 179.0°. The return trip starts on 359.0°.

What is halfway between Fargo and Lincoln?

The midpoint is at 43.837526, -96.748085. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dell Rapids, SD, 1.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fargo and Lincoln?

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

Which is bigger, Fargo or Lincoln?

Lincoln, with 300,619 residents in July 2024 against 136,285 for Fargo, 2.2 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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