Washington

Distance from Federal Way to Vancouver

Straight-line distance

116.3mi

Federal Way, WA and Vancouver, WA are 116.3 miles (187.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Federal Way, the shortest path starts out heading S (186°).

kilometers
187.2
nautical miles
101.1
heading from Federal Way
186° S
heading from Vancouver
6° N
Federal WayVancouver

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

How far Federal Way is from Vancouver

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Federal Way and Vancouver is 116.3 miles, 187.2 km or 101.1 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 116.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
116.3
Kilometers
187.2
Nautical miles
101.1
Bearing from Federal Way
186.2° S
Bearing arriving at Vancouver
186.0°
Bearing from Vancouver
6.0° N

Halfway between Federal Way and Vancouver

The great-circle midpoint is at 46.474473, -122.469191 (46°28'28.10"N 122°28'9.09"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Morton, WA, with 1,089 residents, 10.6 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 Vancouver 15 h 42 min; on December 21, 8 h 28 min and 8 h 41 min. Federal Way is 1.67° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Vancouver has 2.0 times the population of Federal Way. From July 2020 to July 2024, Federal Way changed by -0.7% and Vancouver by +4.0%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Federal Way, WA100,252 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Vancouver, WA198,992 (+4.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Federal Way from Vancouver?

116.3 miles, 187.2 km or 101.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Vancouver from Federal Way?

S. The great-circle path leaves Federal Way on a bearing of 186.2° and arrives at Vancouver on 186.0°. The return trip starts on 6.0°.

What is halfway between Federal Way and Vancouver?

The midpoint is at 46.474473, -122.469191. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Morton, WA, 10.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Federal Way and Vancouver?

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

Which is bigger, Federal Way or Vancouver?

Vancouver, with 198,992 residents in July 2024 against 100,252 for Federal Way, 2.0 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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