Washington

Distance from Kent to Tacoma

Straight-line distance

14.9mi

Kent, WA and Tacoma, WA are 14.9 miles (24.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Kent, the shortest path starts out heading SW (231°).

kilometers
24.0
nautical miles
12.9
heading from Kent
231° SW
heading from Tacoma
51° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Kent is from Tacoma

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Kent and Tacoma is 14.9 miles, 24.0 km or 12.9 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 14.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.9
Kilometers
24.0
Nautical miles
12.9
Bearing from Kent
231.1° SW
Bearing arriving at Tacoma
230.9°
Bearing from Tacoma
50.9° NE

Halfway between Kent and Tacoma

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.320166, -122.336409 (47°19'12.60"N 122°20'11.07"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Federal Way, WA, with 100,252 residents, 0.6 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 Tacoma 15 h 56 min; on December 21, 8 h 27 min and 8 h 28 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Tacoma has 1.7 times the population of Kent. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kent changed by -0.0% and Tacoma by +3.8%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Kent, WA136,588 (-0.0%)
  2. 02Tacoma, WA228,202 (+3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Kent from Tacoma?

14.9 miles, 24.0 km or 12.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tacoma from Kent?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Kent on a bearing of 231.1° and arrives at Tacoma on 230.9°. The return trip starts on 50.9°.

What is halfway between Kent and Tacoma?

The midpoint is at 47.320166, -122.336409. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Federal Way, WA, 0.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Kent and Tacoma?

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

Which is bigger, Kent or Tacoma?

Tacoma, with 228,202 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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