Wisconsin to Minnesota
Distance from Madison to Minneapolis
Straight-line distance
230.5mi
Madison, WI and Minneapolis, MN are 230.5 miles (371.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Madison, the shortest path starts out heading NW (306°).
- kilometers
- 371.0
- nautical miles
- 200.3
- heading from Madison
- 306° NW
- heading from Minneapolis
- 123° ESE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Madison is from Minneapolis
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Madison and Minneapolis is 230.5 miles, 371.0 km or 200.3 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 230.5 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 230.5
- Kilometers
- 371.0
- Nautical miles
- 200.3
- Bearing from Madison
- 305.5° NW
- Bearing arriving at Minneapolis
- 302.9°
- Bearing from Minneapolis
- 122.9° ESE
Halfway between Madison and Minneapolis
The great-circle midpoint is at 44.041611, -91.318725 (44°02'29.80"N 91°19'7.41"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Galesville, WI, with 1,663 residents, 3.5 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, Madison gets 15 h 22 min of daylight and Minneapolis 15 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 00 min and 8 h 46 min. Minneapolis is 1.88° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Minneapolis has 1.5 times the population of Madison. From July 2020 to July 2024, Madison changed by +3.8% and Minneapolis by -0.5%. The trip crosses from Wisconsin into Minnesota.
- 01Madison, WI285,300 (+3.8%)
- 02Minneapolis, MN428,579 (-0.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is Madison from Minneapolis?
230.5 miles, 371.0 km or 200.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Minneapolis from Madison?
NW. The great-circle path leaves Madison on a bearing of 305.5° and arrives at Minneapolis on 302.9°. The return trip starts on 122.9°.
What is halfway between Madison and Minneapolis?
The midpoint is at 44.041611, -91.318725. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Galesville, WI, 3.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Madison and Minneapolis?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Madison or Minneapolis?
Minneapolis, with 428,579 residents in July 2024 against 285,300 for Madison, 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.