Nebraska to South Dakota

Distance from Lincoln to Sioux Falls

Straight-line distance

188.7mi

Lincoln, NE and Sioux Falls, SD are 188.7 miles (303.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Lincoln, the shortest path starts out heading N (359°).

kilometers
303.6
nautical miles
164.0
heading from Lincoln
359° N
heading from Sioux Falls
179° S
LincolnSioux Falls

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

How far Lincoln is from Sioux Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lincoln and Sioux Falls is 188.7 miles, 303.6 km or 164.0 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 188.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
188.7
Kilometers
303.6
Nautical miles
164.0
Bearing from Lincoln
359.1° N
Bearing arriving at Sioux Falls
359.1°
Bearing from Sioux Falls
179.1° S

Halfway between Lincoln and Sioux Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.175504, -96.702834 (42°10'31.81"N 96°42'10.20"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pender, NE, with 1,089 residents, 4.5 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Lincoln gets 15 h 06 min of daylight and Sioux Falls 15 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 8 h 56 min. Sioux Falls is 2.73° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lincoln has 1.4 times the population of Sioux Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lincoln changed by +3.0% and Sioux Falls by +8.2%. The trip crosses from Nebraska into South Dakota.

  1. 01Lincoln, NE300,619 (+3.0%)
  2. 02Sioux Falls, SD209,289 (+8.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lincoln from Sioux Falls?

188.7 miles, 303.6 km or 164.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sioux Falls from Lincoln?

N. The great-circle path leaves Lincoln on a bearing of 359.1° and arrives at Sioux Falls on 359.1°. The return trip starts on 179.1°.

What is halfway between Lincoln and Sioux Falls?

The midpoint is at 42.175504, -96.702834. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pender, NE, 4.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lincoln and Sioux Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Lincoln or Sioux Falls?

Lincoln, with 300,619 residents in July 2024 against 209,289 for Sioux Falls, 1.4 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.