Arkansas to Missouri

Distance from Fayetteville to Springfield

Straight-line distance

91.5mi

Fayetteville, AR and Springfield, MO are 91.5 miles (147.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Fayetteville, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (32°).

kilometers
147.2
nautical miles
79.5
heading from Fayetteville
32° NNE
heading from Springfield
212° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fayetteville is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fayetteville and Springfield is 91.5 miles, 147.2 km or 79.5 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 91.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
91.5
Kilometers
147.2
Nautical miles
79.5
Bearing from Fayetteville
31.7° NNE
Bearing arriving at Springfield
32.3°
Bearing from Springfield
212.3° SSW

Halfway between Fayetteville and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.633648, -93.732784 (36°38'1.13"N 93°43'58.02"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cassville, MO, with 3,247 residents, 8.1 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fayetteville gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and Springfield 14 h 43 min; on December 21, 9 h 42 min and 9 h 36 min. Springfield is 1.12° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Springfield has 1.7 times the population of Fayetteville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fayetteville changed by +8.8% and Springfield by +0.9%. The trip crosses from Arkansas into Missouri.

  1. 01Fayetteville, AR103,134 (+8.8%)
  2. 02Springfield, MO170,596 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fayetteville from Springfield?

91.5 miles, 147.2 km or 79.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Fayetteville?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Fayetteville on a bearing of 31.7° and arrives at Springfield on 32.3°. The return trip starts on 212.3°.

What is halfway between Fayetteville and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 36.633648, -93.732784. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cassville, MO, 8.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fayetteville and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Fayetteville or Springfield?

Springfield, with 170,596 residents in July 2024 against 103,134 for Fayetteville, 1.7 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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