Arkansas to Missouri

Distance from Little Rock to Springfield

Straight-line distance

178.4mi

Little Rock, AR and Springfield, MO are 178.4 miles (287.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Little Rock, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (343°).

kilometers
287.1
nautical miles
155.0
heading from Little Rock
343° NNW
heading from Springfield
163° SSE
Little RockSpringfield

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

How far Little Rock is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Little Rock and Springfield is 178.4 miles, 287.1 km or 155.0 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 178.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
178.4
Kilometers
287.1
Nautical miles
155.0
Bearing from Little Rock
343.2° NNW
Bearing arriving at Springfield
342.7°
Bearing from Springfield
162.7° SSE

Halfway between Little Rock and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.960704, -92.818300 (35°57'38.54"N 92°49'5.88"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Marshall, AR, with 1,320 residents, 10.3 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Little Rock gets 14 h 29 min of daylight and Springfield 14 h 43 min; on December 21, 9 h 50 min and 9 h 36 min. Springfield is 2.47° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Little Rock has 1.2 times the population of Springfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Little Rock changed by +1.1% and Springfield by +0.9%. The trip crosses from Arkansas into Missouri.

  1. 01Little Rock, AR204,774 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Springfield, MO170,596 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Little Rock from Springfield?

178.4 miles, 287.1 km or 155.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Little Rock?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Little Rock on a bearing of 343.2° and arrives at Springfield on 342.7°. The return trip starts on 162.7°.

What is halfway between Little Rock and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 35.960704, -92.818300. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Marshall, AR, 10.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Little Rock and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Little Rock or Springfield?

Little Rock, with 204,774 residents in July 2024 against 170,596 for Springfield, 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.

  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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