Washington to Oregon

Distance from Federal Way to Portland

Straight-line distance

123.5mi

Federal Way, WA and Portland, OR are 123.5 miles (198.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Federal Way, the shortest path starts out heading S (187°).

kilometers
198.8
nautical miles
107.3
heading from Federal Way
187° S
heading from Portland
7° N
Federal WayPortland

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

How far Federal Way is from Portland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Federal Way and Portland is 123.5 miles, 198.8 km or 107.3 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 123.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
123.5
Kilometers
198.8
Nautical miles
107.3
Bearing from Federal Way
187.0° S
Bearing arriving at Portland
186.8°
Bearing from Portland
6.8° N

Halfway between Federal Way and Portland

The great-circle midpoint is at 46.424406, -122.496441 (46°25'27.86"N 122°29'47.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Morton, WA, with 1,089 residents, 13.7 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 Portland 15 h 41 min; on December 21, 8 h 28 min and 8 h 42 min. Federal Way is 1.77° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Portland has 6.3 times the population of Federal Way. From July 2020 to July 2024, Federal Way changed by -0.7% and Portland by -2.7%. The trip crosses from Washington into Oregon.

  1. 01Federal Way, WA100,252 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Portland, OR635,749 (-2.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Federal Way from Portland?

123.5 miles, 198.8 km or 107.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Portland from Federal Way?

S. The great-circle path leaves Federal Way on a bearing of 187.0° and arrives at Portland on 186.8°. The return trip starts on 6.8°.

What is halfway between Federal Way and Portland?

The midpoint is at 46.424406, -122.496441. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Morton, WA, 13.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Federal Way and Portland?

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

Which is bigger, Federal Way or Portland?

Portland, with 635,749 residents in July 2024 against 100,252 for Federal Way, 6.3 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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