Michigan to Wisconsin

Distance from Grand Rapids to Green Bay

Straight-line distance

158.6mi

Grand Rapids, MI and Green Bay, WI are 158.6 miles (255.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Grand Rapids, the shortest path starts out heading NW (314°).

kilometers
255.3
nautical miles
137.8
heading from Grand Rapids
314° NW
heading from Green Bay
132° SE
Grand RapidsGreen Bay

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

How far Grand Rapids is from Green Bay

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Grand Rapids and Green Bay is 158.6 miles, 255.3 km or 137.8 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 158.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
158.6
Kilometers
255.3
Nautical miles
137.8
Bearing from Grand Rapids
313.6° NW
Bearing arriving at Green Bay
312.0°
Bearing from Green Bay
132.0° SE

Halfway between Grand Rapids and Green Bay

The great-circle midpoint is at 43.747271, -86.805910 (43°44'50.17"N 86°48'21.27"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hart, MI, with 2,059 residents, 22.2 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Grand Rapids uses America/Detroit and Green Bay uses America/Chicago; Green Bay is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Grand Rapids gets 15 h 22 min of daylight and Green Bay 15 h 33 min; on December 21, 9 h 00 min and 8 h 49 min. Green Bay is 1.56° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Grand Rapids has 1.9 times the population of Green Bay. From July 2020 to July 2024, Grand Rapids changed by +0.7% and Green Bay by -0.9%. The trip crosses from Michigan into Wisconsin.

  1. 01Grand Rapids, MI200,117 (+0.7%)
  2. 02Green Bay, WI106,311 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Grand Rapids from Green Bay?

158.6 miles, 255.3 km or 137.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Green Bay from Grand Rapids?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Grand Rapids on a bearing of 313.6° and arrives at Green Bay on 312.0°. The return trip starts on 132.0°.

What is halfway between Grand Rapids and Green Bay?

The midpoint is at 43.747271, -86.805910. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hart, MI, 22.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Grand Rapids and Green Bay?

Grand Rapids uses America/Detroit and Green Bay uses America/Chicago; Green Bay is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Grand Rapids or Green Bay?

Grand Rapids, with 200,117 residents in July 2024 against 106,311 for Green Bay, 1.9 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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