Washington

Distance from Kent to Seattle

Straight-line distance

17.2mi

Kent, WA and Seattle, WA are 17.2 miles (27.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Kent, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (338°).

kilometers
27.8
nautical miles
15.0
heading from Kent
338° NNW
heading from Seattle
158° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Kent is from Seattle

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Kent and Seattle is 17.2 miles, 27.8 km or 15.0 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 17.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
17.2
Kilometers
27.8
Nautical miles
15.0
Bearing from Kent
338.0° NNW
Bearing arriving at Seattle
337.9°
Bearing from Seattle
157.9° SSE

Halfway between Kent and Seattle

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.503671, -122.281947 (47°30'13.22"N 122°16'55.01"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tukwila, WA, with 21,636 residents, 1.9 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 Seattle 15 h 59 min; on December 21, 8 h 27 min and 8 h 25 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Seattle has 5.7 times the population of Kent. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kent changed by -0.0% and Seattle by +5.5%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Kent, WA136,588 (-0.0%)
  2. 02Seattle, WA780,995 (+5.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Kent from Seattle?

17.2 miles, 27.8 km or 15.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Seattle from Kent?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Kent on a bearing of 338.0° and arrives at Seattle on 337.9°. The return trip starts on 157.9°.

What is halfway between Kent and Seattle?

The midpoint is at 47.503671, -122.281947. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tukwila, WA, 1.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Kent and Seattle?

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

Which is bigger, Kent or Seattle?

Seattle, with 780,995 residents in July 2024 against 136,588 for Kent, 5.7 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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