Michigan
Distance from Lansing to Warren
Straight-line distance
79.6mi
Lansing, MI and Warren, MI are 79.6 miles (128.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Lansing, the shortest path starts out heading E (101°).
- kilometers
- 128.1
- nautical miles
- 69.2
- heading from Lansing
- 101° E
- heading from Warren
- 282° WNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Lansing is from Warren
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lansing and Warren is 79.6 miles, 128.1 km or 69.2 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 79.6 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 79.6
- Kilometers
- 128.1
- Nautical miles
- 69.2
- Bearing from Lansing
- 100.6° E
- Bearing arriving at Warren
- 101.6°
- Bearing from Warren
- 281.6° WNW
Halfway between Lansing and Warren
The great-circle midpoint is at 42.606164, -83.791585 (42°36'22.19"N 83°47'29.71"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Brighton, MI, with 7,933 residents, 5.3 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/Detroit, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Lansing gets 15 h 20 min of daylight and Warren 15 h 18 min; on December 21, 9 h 02 min and 9 h 04 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Warren has 1.2 times the population of Lansing. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lansing changed by +1.6% and Warren by -1.1%. Both are in Michigan.
- 01Lansing, MI114,336 (+1.6%)
- 02Warren, MI137,686 (-1.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is Lansing from Warren?
79.6 miles, 128.1 km or 69.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Warren from Lansing?
E. The great-circle path leaves Lansing on a bearing of 100.6° and arrives at Warren on 101.6°. The return trip starts on 281.6°.
What is halfway between Lansing and Warren?
The midpoint is at 42.606164, -83.791585. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Brighton, MI, 5.3 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Lansing and Warren?
Both use America/Detroit, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Lansing or Warren?
Warren, with 137,686 residents in July 2024 against 114,336 for Lansing, 1.2 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.