Washington

Distance from Kent to Spokane

Straight-line distance

223.8mi

Kent, WA and Spokane, WA are 223.8 miles (360.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Kent, the shortest path starts out heading E (83°).

kilometers
360.1
nautical miles
194.5
heading from Kent
83° E
heading from Spokane
267° W
KentSpokane

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

How far Kent is from Spokane

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Kent and Spokane is 223.8 miles, 360.1 km or 194.5 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 223.8 miles, 58 meters longer.

Measurements

Miles
223.8
Kilometers
360.1
Nautical miles
194.5
Bearing from Kent
83.3° E
Bearing arriving at Spokane
86.8°
Bearing from Spokane
266.8° W

Halfway between Kent and Spokane

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.552277, -119.829357 (47°33'8.20"N 119°49'45.69"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Waterville, WA, with 1,148 residents, 13.0 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Kent gets 15 h 57 min of daylight and Spokane 16 h 00 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

Spokane has 1.7 times the population of Kent. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kent changed by -0.0% and Spokane by +0.6%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Kent, WA136,588 (-0.0%)
  2. 02Spokane, WA230,609 (+0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Kent from Spokane?

223.8 miles, 360.1 km or 194.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Spokane from Kent?

E. The great-circle path leaves Kent on a bearing of 83.3° and arrives at Spokane on 86.8°. The return trip starts on 266.8°.

What is halfway between Kent and Spokane?

The midpoint is at 47.552277, -119.829357. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Waterville, WA, 13.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Kent and Spokane?

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

Which is bigger, Kent or Spokane?

Spokane, with 230,609 residents in July 2024 against 136,588 for Kent, 1.7 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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