Washington

Distance from Kent to Renton

Straight-line distance

6.4mi

Kent, WA and Renton, WA are 6.4 miles (10.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Kent, the shortest path starts out heading N (8°).

kilometers
10.2
nautical miles
5.5
heading from Kent
8° N
heading from Renton
188° S
KentRenton

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

How far Kent is from Renton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Kent and Renton is 6.4 miles, 10.2 km or 5.5 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 6.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.4
Kilometers
10.2
Nautical miles
5.5
Bearing from Kent
7.6° N
Bearing arriving at Renton
7.7°
Bearing from Renton
187.7° S

Halfway between Kent and Renton

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.433600, -122.203658 (47°26'0.96"N 122°12'13.17"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Kent, WA, with 136,588 residents, 3.2 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, Kent gets 15 h 57 min of daylight and Renton 15 h 58 min; on December 21, 8 h 27 min and 8 h 27 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Kent has 1.3 times the population of Renton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kent changed by -0.0% and Renton by -1.1%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Kent, WA136,588 (-0.0%)
  2. 02Renton, WA105,543 (-1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Kent from Renton?

6.4 miles, 10.2 km or 5.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Renton from Kent?

N. The great-circle path leaves Kent on a bearing of 7.6° and arrives at Renton on 7.7°. The return trip starts on 187.7°.

What is halfway between Kent and Renton?

The midpoint is at 47.433600, -122.203658. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Kent, WA, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Kent and Renton?

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

Which is bigger, Kent or Renton?

Kent, with 136,588 residents in July 2024 against 105,543 for Renton, 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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