Idaho to Washington

Distance from Meridian to Spokane Valley

Straight-line distance

282.8mi

Meridian, ID and Spokane Valley, WA are 282.8 miles (455.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Meridian, the shortest path starts out heading N (352°).

kilometers
455.2
nautical miles
245.8
heading from Meridian
352° N
heading from Spokane Valley
172° S
MeridianSpokane Valley

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

How far Meridian is from Spokane Valley

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Meridian and Spokane Valley is 282.8 miles, 455.2 km or 245.8 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 282.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
282.8
Kilometers
455.2
Nautical miles
245.8
Bearing from Meridian
352.1° N
Bearing arriving at Spokane Valley
351.5°
Bearing from Spokane Valley
171.5° S

Halfway between Meridian and Spokane Valley

The great-circle midpoint is at 45.638204, -116.801701 (45°38'17.53"N 116°48'6.12"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Enterprise, OR, with 2,083 residents, 27.3 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Meridian uses America/Boise and Spokane Valley uses America/Los_Angeles; Spokane Valley is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Meridian gets 15 h 26 min of daylight and Spokane Valley 16 h 00 min; on December 21, 8 h 56 min and 8 h 25 min. Spokane Valley is 4.05° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Meridian has 1.3 times the population of Spokane Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Meridian changed by +16.9% and Spokane Valley by +4.5%. The trip crosses from Idaho into Washington.

  1. 01Meridian, ID139,740 (+16.9%)
  2. 02Spokane Valley, WA108,267 (+4.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Meridian from Spokane Valley?

282.8 miles, 455.2 km or 245.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Spokane Valley from Meridian?

N. The great-circle path leaves Meridian on a bearing of 352.1° and arrives at Spokane Valley on 351.5°. The return trip starts on 171.5°.

What is halfway between Meridian and Spokane Valley?

The midpoint is at 45.638204, -116.801701. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Enterprise, OR, 27.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Meridian and Spokane Valley?

Meridian uses America/Boise and Spokane Valley uses America/Los_Angeles; Spokane Valley is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Meridian or Spokane Valley?

Meridian, with 139,740 residents in July 2024 against 108,267 for Spokane Valley, 1.3 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.