Missouri to Kansas

Distance from Independence to Kansas City

Straight-line distance

21.1mi

Independence, MO and Kansas City, KS are 21.1 miles (33.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Independence, the shortest path starts out heading W (277°).

kilometers
33.9
nautical miles
18.3
heading from Independence
277° W
heading from Kansas City
97° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Independence is from Kansas City

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Independence and Kansas City is 21.1 miles, 33.9 km or 18.3 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 21.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
21.1
Kilometers
33.9
Nautical miles
18.3
Bearing from Independence
277.1° W
Bearing arriving at Kansas City
276.9°
Bearing from Kansas City
96.9° E

Halfway between Independence and Kansas City

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.104162, -94.546899 (39°06'14.98"N 94°32'48.84"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Kansas City, MO, with 516,032 residents, 1.5 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Independence gets 14 h 55 min of daylight and Kansas City 14 h 55 min; on December 21, 9 h 25 min and 9 h 25 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Kansas City has 1.3 times the population of Independence. From July 2020 to July 2024, Independence changed by -1.0% and Kansas City by +0.3%. The trip crosses from Missouri into Kansas.

  1. 01Independence, MO121,629 (-1.0%)
  2. 02Kansas City, KS156,752 (+0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Independence from Kansas City?

21.1 miles, 33.9 km or 18.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Kansas City from Independence?

W. The great-circle path leaves Independence on a bearing of 277.1° and arrives at Kansas City on 276.9°. The return trip starts on 96.9°.

What is halfway between Independence and Kansas City?

The midpoint is at 39.104162, -94.546899. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Kansas City, MO, 1.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Independence and Kansas City?

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

Which is bigger, Independence or Kansas City?

Kansas City, with 156,752 residents in July 2024 against 121,629 for Independence, 1.3 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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