Missouri

Distance from Independence to Lee's Summit

Straight-line distance

11.5mi

Independence, MO and Lee's Summit, MO are 11.5 miles (18.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Independence, the shortest path starts out heading S (189°).

kilometers
18.4
nautical miles
10.0
heading from Independence
189° S
heading from Lee's Summit
9° N
IndependenceLee's Summit

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

How far Independence is from Lee's Summit

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Independence and Lee's Summit is 11.5 miles, 18.4 km or 10.0 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 11.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.5
Kilometers
18.4
Nautical miles
10.0
Bearing from Independence
188.8° S
Bearing arriving at Lee's Summit
188.8°
Bearing from Lee's Summit
8.8° N

Halfway between Independence and Lee's Summit

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.003551, -94.368469 (39°00'12.78"N 94°22'6.49"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Raytown, MO, with 29,244 residents, 5.0 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 Lee's Summit 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 25 min and 9 h 26 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Independence has 1.1 times the population of Lee's Summit. From July 2020 to July 2024, Independence changed by -1.0% and Lee's Summit by +4.8%. Both are in Missouri.

  1. 01Independence, MO121,629 (-1.0%)
  2. 02Lee's Summit, MO106,419 (+4.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Independence from Lee's Summit?

11.5 miles, 18.4 km or 10.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lee's Summit from Independence?

S. The great-circle path leaves Independence on a bearing of 188.8° and arrives at Lee's Summit on 188.8°. The return trip starts on 8.8°.

What is halfway between Independence and Lee's Summit?

The midpoint is at 39.003551, -94.368469. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Raytown, MO, 5.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Independence and Lee's Summit?

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

Which is bigger, Independence or Lee's Summit?

Independence, with 121,629 residents in July 2024 against 106,419 for Lee's Summit, 1.1 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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