Oregon to Washington

Distance from Gresham to Tacoma

Straight-line distance

120.9mi

Gresham, OR and Tacoma, WA are 120.9 miles (194.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Gresham, the shortest path starts out heading N (360°).

kilometers
194.6
nautical miles
105.1
heading from Gresham
360° N
heading from Tacoma
180° S
GreshamTacoma

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

How far Gresham is from Tacoma

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Gresham and Tacoma is 120.9 miles, 194.6 km or 105.1 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 120.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
120.9
Kilometers
194.6
Nautical miles
105.1
Bearing from Gresham
359.6° N
Bearing arriving at Tacoma
359.6°
Bearing from Tacoma
179.6° S

Halfway between Gresham and Tacoma

The great-circle midpoint is at 46.377250, -122.450554 (46°22'38.10"N 122°27'2.00"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Morton, WA, with 1,089 residents, 14.9 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 Tacoma 15 h 56 min; on December 21, 8 h 42 min and 8 h 28 min. Tacoma is 1.75° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tacoma has 2.0 times the population of Gresham. From July 2020 to July 2024, Gresham changed by -2.6% and Tacoma by +3.8%. The trip crosses from Oregon into Washington.

  1. 01Gresham, OR111,507 (-2.6%)
  2. 02Tacoma, WA228,202 (+3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Gresham from Tacoma?

120.9 miles, 194.6 km or 105.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tacoma from Gresham?

N. The great-circle path leaves Gresham on a bearing of 359.6° and arrives at Tacoma on 359.6°. The return trip starts on 179.6°.

What is halfway between Gresham and Tacoma?

The midpoint is at 46.377250, -122.450554. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Morton, WA, 14.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Gresham and Tacoma?

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

Which is bigger, Gresham or Tacoma?

Tacoma, with 228,202 residents in July 2024 against 111,507 for Gresham, 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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