Missouri

Distance from Kansas City to Lee's Summit

Straight-line distance

16.6mi

Kansas City, MO and Lee's Summit, MO are 16.6 miles (26.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Kansas City, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (148°).

kilometers
26.8
nautical miles
14.5
heading from Kansas City
148° SSE
heading from Lee's Summit
328° NNW
Kansas CityLee's Summit

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

How far Kansas City is from Lee's Summit

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Kansas City and Lee's Summit is 16.6 miles, 26.8 km or 14.5 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 16.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.6
Kilometers
26.8
Nautical miles
14.5
Bearing from Kansas City
147.7° SSE
Bearing arriving at Lee's Summit
147.8°
Bearing from Lee's Summit
327.8° NNW

Halfway between Kansas City and Lee's Summit

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.023429, -94.467431 (39°01'24.35"N 94°28'2.75"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Raytown, MO, with 29,244 residents, 2.1 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, Kansas City 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

Kansas City has 4.8 times the population of Lee's Summit. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kansas City changed by +1.6% and Lee's Summit by +4.8%. Both are in Missouri.

  1. 01Kansas City, MO516,032 (+1.6%)
  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 Kansas City from Lee's Summit?

16.6 miles, 26.8 km or 14.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lee's Summit from Kansas City?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Kansas City on a bearing of 147.7° and arrives at Lee's Summit on 147.8°. The return trip starts on 327.8°.

What is halfway between Kansas City and Lee's Summit?

The midpoint is at 39.023429, -94.467431. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Raytown, MO, 2.1 miles from it.

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

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

Which is bigger, Kansas City or Lee's Summit?

Kansas City, with 516,032 residents in July 2024 against 106,419 for Lee's Summit, 4.8 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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