Oregon to Washington

Distance from Hillsboro to Tacoma

Straight-line distance

121.3mi

Hillsboro, OR and Tacoma, WA are 121.3 miles (195.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Hillsboro, the shortest path starts out heading N (11°).

kilometers
195.3
nautical miles
105.4
heading from Hillsboro
11° N
heading from Tacoma
191° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Hillsboro is from Tacoma

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hillsboro and Tacoma is 121.3 miles, 195.3 km or 105.4 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 121.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
121.3
Kilometers
195.3
Nautical miles
105.4
Bearing from Hillsboro
10.6° N
Bearing arriving at Tacoma
10.9°
Bearing from Tacoma
190.9° S

Halfway between Hillsboro and Tacoma

The great-circle midpoint is at 46.389746, -122.701359 (46°23'23.09"N 122°42'4.89"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Winlock, WA, with 2,515 residents, 12.5 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, Hillsboro 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 1.73° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tacoma has 2.1 times the population of Hillsboro. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hillsboro changed by +3.0% and Tacoma by +3.8%. The trip crosses from Oregon into Washington.

  1. 01Hillsboro, OR110,337 (+3.0%)
  2. 02Tacoma, WA228,202 (+3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hillsboro from Tacoma?

121.3 miles, 195.3 km or 105.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tacoma from Hillsboro?

N. The great-circle path leaves Hillsboro on a bearing of 10.6° and arrives at Tacoma on 10.9°. The return trip starts on 190.9°.

What is halfway between Hillsboro and Tacoma?

The midpoint is at 46.389746, -122.701359. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Winlock, WA, 12.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hillsboro and Tacoma?

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

Which is bigger, Hillsboro or Tacoma?

Tacoma, with 228,202 residents in July 2024 against 110,337 for Hillsboro, 2.1 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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