Oregon to Washington

Distance from Hillsboro to Vancouver

Straight-line distance

18.1mi

Hillsboro, OR and Vancouver, WA are 18.1 miles (29.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Hillsboro, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (65°).

kilometers
29.1
nautical miles
15.7
heading from Hillsboro
65° ENE
heading from Vancouver
245° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Hillsboro is from Vancouver

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hillsboro and Vancouver is 18.1 miles, 29.1 km or 15.7 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 18.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.1
Kilometers
29.1
Nautical miles
15.7
Bearing from Hillsboro
64.9° ENE
Bearing arriving at Vancouver
65.2°
Bearing from Vancouver
245.2° WSW

Halfway between Hillsboro and Vancouver

The great-circle midpoint is at 45.582125, -122.766167 (45°34'55.65"N 122°45'58.20"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Portland, OR, with 635,749 residents, 6.4 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, Hillsboro gets 15 h 41 min of daylight and Vancouver 15 h 42 min; on December 21, 8 h 42 min and 8 h 41 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Vancouver has 1.8 times the population of Hillsboro. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hillsboro changed by +3.0% and Vancouver by +4.0%. The trip crosses from Oregon into Washington.

  1. 01Hillsboro, OR110,337 (+3.0%)
  2. 02Vancouver, WA198,992 (+4.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hillsboro from Vancouver?

18.1 miles, 29.1 km or 15.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Vancouver from Hillsboro?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Hillsboro on a bearing of 64.9° and arrives at Vancouver on 65.2°. The return trip starts on 245.2°.

What is halfway between Hillsboro and Vancouver?

The midpoint is at 45.582125, -122.766167. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Portland, OR, 6.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hillsboro and Vancouver?

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

Which is bigger, Hillsboro or Vancouver?

Vancouver, with 198,992 residents in July 2024 against 110,337 for Hillsboro, 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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