Arkansas to Missouri

Distance from Fayetteville to Lee's Summit

Straight-line distance

197.3mi

Fayetteville, AR and Lee's Summit, MO are 197.3 miles (317.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Fayetteville, the shortest path starts out heading N (357°).

kilometers
317.5
nautical miles
171.4
heading from Fayetteville
357° N
heading from Lee's Summit
176° S
FayettevilleLee's Summit

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

How far Fayetteville is from Lee's Summit

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fayetteville and Lee's Summit is 197.3 miles, 317.5 km or 171.4 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 197.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
197.3
Kilometers
317.5
Nautical miles
171.4
Bearing from Fayetteville
356.6° N
Bearing arriving at Lee's Summit
356.5°
Bearing from Lee's Summit
176.5° S

Halfway between Fayetteville and Lee's Summit

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.496600, -94.273618 (37°29'47.76"N 94°16'25.02"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lamar, MO, with 4,299 residents, 0.3 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fayetteville gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and Lee's Summit 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 42 min and 9 h 26 min. Lee's Summit is 2.85° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lee's Summit has 1.0 times the population of Fayetteville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fayetteville changed by +8.8% and Lee's Summit by +4.8%. The trip crosses from Arkansas into Missouri.

  1. 01Fayetteville, AR103,134 (+8.8%)
  2. 02Lee's Summit, MO106,419 (+4.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fayetteville from Lee's Summit?

197.3 miles, 317.5 km or 171.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lee's Summit from Fayetteville?

N. The great-circle path leaves Fayetteville on a bearing of 356.6° and arrives at Lee's Summit on 356.5°. The return trip starts on 176.5°.

What is halfway between Fayetteville and Lee's Summit?

The midpoint is at 37.496600, -94.273618. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lamar, MO, 0.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fayetteville and Lee's Summit?

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

Which is bigger, Fayetteville or Lee's Summit?

Lee's Summit, with 106,419 residents in July 2024 against 103,134 for Fayetteville, 1.0 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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