Washington
Distance from Kent to Vancouver
Straight-line distance
122.3mi
Kent, WA and Vancouver, WA are 122.3 miles (196.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Kent, the shortest path starts out heading S (189°).
- kilometers
- 196.9
- nautical miles
- 106.3
- heading from Kent
- 189° S
- heading from Vancouver
- 8° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Kent is from Vancouver
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Kent and Vancouver is 122.3 miles, 196.9 km or 106.3 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 122.3 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 122.3
- Kilometers
- 196.9
- Nautical miles
- 106.3
- Bearing from Kent
- 188.7° S
- Bearing arriving at Vancouver
- 188.4°
- Bearing from Vancouver
- 8.4° N
Halfway between Kent and Vancouver
The great-circle midpoint is at 46.512761, -122.407742 (46°30'45.94"N 122°24'27.87"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Morton, WA, with 1,089 residents, 6.8 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 Vancouver 15 h 42 min; on December 21, 8 h 27 min and 8 h 41 min. Kent is 1.75° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Vancouver has 1.5 times the population of Kent. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kent changed by -0.0% and Vancouver by +4.0%. Both are in Washington.
- 01Kent, WA136,588 (-0.0%)
- 02Vancouver, WA198,992 (+4.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is Kent from Vancouver?
122.3 miles, 196.9 km or 106.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Vancouver from Kent?
S. The great-circle path leaves Kent on a bearing of 188.7° and arrives at Vancouver on 188.4°. The return trip starts on 8.4°.
What is halfway between Kent and Vancouver?
The midpoint is at 46.512761, -122.407742. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Morton, WA, 6.8 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Kent and Vancouver?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Kent or Vancouver?
Vancouver, with 198,992 residents in July 2024 against 136,588 for Kent, 1.5 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.