Idaho

Distance from Meridian to Nampa

Straight-line distance

8.3mi

Meridian, ID and Nampa, ID are 8.3 miles (13.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Meridian, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (257°).

kilometers
13.4
nautical miles
7.2
heading from Meridian
257° WSW
heading from Nampa
77° ENE
MeridianNampa

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

How far Meridian is from Nampa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Meridian and Nampa is 8.3 miles, 13.4 km or 7.2 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 8.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
8.3
Kilometers
13.4
Nautical miles
7.2
Bearing from Meridian
257.3° WSW
Bearing arriving at Nampa
257.2°
Bearing from Nampa
77.2° ENE

Halfway between Meridian and Nampa

The great-circle midpoint is at 43.598279, -116.481818 (43°35'53.80"N 116°28'54.54"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Nampa, ID, with 117,350 residents, 4.2 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/Boise, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Meridian gets 15 h 26 min of daylight and Nampa 15 h 26 min; on December 21, 8 h 56 min and 8 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Meridian has 1.2 times the population of Nampa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Meridian changed by +16.9% and Nampa by +15.7%. Both are in Idaho.

  1. 01Meridian, ID139,740 (+16.9%)
  2. 02Nampa, ID117,350 (+15.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Meridian from Nampa?

8.3 miles, 13.4 km or 7.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Nampa from Meridian?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Meridian on a bearing of 257.3° and arrives at Nampa on 257.2°. The return trip starts on 77.2°.

What is halfway between Meridian and Nampa?

The midpoint is at 43.598279, -116.481818. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Nampa, ID, 4.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Meridian and Nampa?

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

Which is bigger, Meridian or Nampa?

Meridian, with 139,740 residents in July 2024 against 117,350 for Nampa, 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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