Wisconsin to Minnesota
Distance from Green Bay to St. Paul
Straight-line distance
252.9mi
Green Bay, WI and St. Paul, MN are 252.9 miles (406.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Green Bay, the shortest path starts out heading W (279°).
- kilometers
- 406.9
- nautical miles
- 219.7
- heading from Green Bay
- 279° W
- heading from St. Paul
- 95° E
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Green Bay is from St. Paul
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Green Bay and St. Paul is 252.9 miles, 406.9 km or 219.7 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 252.9 miles, 69 meters longer.
Measurements
- Miles
- 252.9
- Kilometers
- 406.9
- Nautical miles
- 219.7
- Bearing from Green Bay
- 278.5° W
- Bearing arriving at St. Paul
- 274.9°
- Bearing from St. Paul
- 94.9° E
Halfway between Green Bay and St. Paul
The great-circle midpoint is at 44.763776, -90.535888 (44°45'49.59"N 90°32'9.20"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Loyal, WI, with 1,187 residents, 2.7 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Green Bay gets 15 h 33 min of daylight and St. Paul 15 h 37 min; on December 21, 8 h 49 min and 8 h 46 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
St. Paul has 2.9 times the population of Green Bay. From July 2020 to July 2024, Green Bay changed by -0.9% and St. Paul by -1.2%. The trip crosses from Wisconsin into Minnesota.
- 01Green Bay, WI106,311 (-0.9%)
- 02St. Paul, MN307,465 (-1.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Green Bay from St. Paul?
252.9 miles, 406.9 km or 219.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is St. Paul from Green Bay?
W. The great-circle path leaves Green Bay on a bearing of 278.5° and arrives at St. Paul on 274.9°. The return trip starts on 94.9°.
What is halfway between Green Bay and St. Paul?
The midpoint is at 44.763776, -90.535888. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Loyal, WI, 2.7 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Green Bay and St. Paul?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Green Bay or St. Paul?
St. Paul, with 307,465 residents in July 2024 against 106,311 for Green Bay, 2.9 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.