Washington to Oregon

Distance from Federal Way to Hillsboro

Straight-line distance

126.6mi

Federal Way, WA and Hillsboro, OR are 126.6 miles (203.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Federal Way, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (193°).

kilometers
203.7
nautical miles
110.0
heading from Federal Way
193° SSW
heading from Hillsboro
13° NNE
Federal WayHillsboro

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

How far Federal Way is from Hillsboro

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Federal Way and Hillsboro is 126.6 miles, 203.7 km or 110.0 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 126.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
126.6
Kilometers
203.7
Nautical miles
110.0
Bearing from Federal Way
193.2° SSW
Bearing arriving at Hillsboro
192.8°
Bearing from Hillsboro
12.8° NNE

Halfway between Federal Way and Hillsboro

The great-circle midpoint is at 46.419589, -122.641491 (46°25'10.52"N 122°38'29.37"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Winlock, WA, with 2,515 residents, 14.0 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, Federal Way gets 15 h 57 min of daylight and Hillsboro 15 h 41 min; on December 21, 8 h 28 min and 8 h 42 min. Federal Way is 1.78° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Hillsboro has 1.1 times the population of Federal Way. From July 2020 to July 2024, Federal Way changed by -0.7% and Hillsboro by +3.0%. The trip crosses from Washington into Oregon.

  1. 01Federal Way, WA100,252 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Hillsboro, OR110,337 (+3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Federal Way from Hillsboro?

126.6 miles, 203.7 km or 110.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Hillsboro from Federal Way?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Federal Way on a bearing of 193.2° and arrives at Hillsboro on 192.8°. The return trip starts on 12.8°.

What is halfway between Federal Way and Hillsboro?

The midpoint is at 46.419589, -122.641491. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Winlock, WA, 14.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Federal Way and Hillsboro?

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

Which is bigger, Federal Way or Hillsboro?

Hillsboro, with 110,337 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)

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