Michigan

Distance from Grand Rapids to Lansing

Straight-line distance

58.0mi

Grand Rapids, MI and Lansing, MI are 58.0 miles (93.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Grand Rapids, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (107°).

kilometers
93.4
nautical miles
50.4
heading from Grand Rapids
107° ESE
heading from Lansing
287° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Grand Rapids is from Lansing

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Grand Rapids and Lansing is 58.0 miles, 93.4 km or 50.4 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 58.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
58.0
Kilometers
93.4
Nautical miles
50.4
Bearing from Grand Rapids
106.7° ESE
Bearing arriving at Lansing
107.5°
Bearing from Lansing
287.5° WNW

Halfway between Grand Rapids and Lansing

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.839054, -85.107156 (42°50'20.59"N 85°06'25.76"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lake Odessa, MI, with 2,065 residents, 4.2 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/Detroit, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Grand Rapids gets 15 h 22 min of daylight and Lansing 15 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 00 min and 9 h 02 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Grand Rapids has 1.8 times the population of Lansing. From July 2020 to July 2024, Grand Rapids changed by +0.7% and Lansing by +1.6%. Both are in Michigan.

  1. 01Grand Rapids, MI200,117 (+0.7%)
  2. 02Lansing, MI114,336 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Grand Rapids from Lansing?

58.0 miles, 93.4 km or 50.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lansing from Grand Rapids?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Grand Rapids on a bearing of 106.7° and arrives at Lansing on 107.5°. The return trip starts on 287.5°.

What is halfway between Grand Rapids and Lansing?

The midpoint is at 42.839054, -85.107156. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lake Odessa, MI, 4.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Grand Rapids and Lansing?

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

Which is bigger, Grand Rapids or Lansing?

Grand Rapids, with 200,117 residents in July 2024 against 114,336 for Lansing, 1.8 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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