Oregon

Distance from Gresham to Hillsboro

Straight-line distance

24.0mi

Gresham, OR and Hillsboro, OR are 24.0 miles (38.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Gresham, the shortest path starts out heading W (274°).

kilometers
38.6
nautical miles
20.8
heading from Gresham
274° W
heading from Hillsboro
94° E
GreshamHillsboro

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

How far Gresham is from Hillsboro

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Gresham and Hillsboro is 24.0 miles, 38.6 km or 20.8 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 24.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
24.0
Kilometers
38.6
Nautical miles
20.8
Bearing from Gresham
274.2° W
Bearing arriving at Hillsboro
273.9°
Bearing from Hillsboro
93.9° E

Halfway between Gresham and Hillsboro

The great-circle midpoint is at 45.514816, -122.688446 (45°30'53.34"N 122°41'18.41"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Portland, OR, with 635,749 residents, 2.4 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, Gresham gets 15 h 41 min of daylight and Hillsboro 15 h 41 min; on December 21, 8 h 42 min and 8 h 42 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Gresham has 1.0 times the population of Hillsboro. From July 2020 to July 2024, Gresham changed by -2.6% and Hillsboro by +3.0%. Both are in Oregon.

  1. 01Gresham, OR111,507 (-2.6%)
  2. 02Hillsboro, OR110,337 (+3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Gresham from Hillsboro?

24.0 miles, 38.6 km or 20.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Hillsboro from Gresham?

W. The great-circle path leaves Gresham on a bearing of 274.2° and arrives at Hillsboro on 273.9°. The return trip starts on 93.9°.

What is halfway between Gresham and Hillsboro?

The midpoint is at 45.514816, -122.688446. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Portland, OR, 2.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Gresham and Hillsboro?

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

Which is bigger, Gresham or Hillsboro?

Gresham, with 111,507 residents in July 2024 against 110,337 for Hillsboro, 1.0 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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