Idaho to Washington

Distance from Meridian to Spokane

Straight-line distance

284.6mi

Meridian, ID and Spokane, WA are 284.6 miles (458.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Meridian, the shortest path starts out heading N (350°).

kilometers
458.0
nautical miles
247.3
heading from Meridian
350° N
heading from Spokane
170° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Meridian is from Spokane

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Meridian and Spokane is 284.6 miles, 458.0 km or 247.3 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 284.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
284.6
Kilometers
458.0
Nautical miles
247.3
Bearing from Meridian
350.3° N
Bearing arriving at Spokane
349.5°
Bearing from Spokane
169.5° S

Halfway between Meridian and Spokane

The great-circle midpoint is at 45.640361, -116.898308 (45°38'25.30"N 116°53'53.91"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Enterprise, OR, with 2,083 residents, 23.6 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 uses America/Los_Angeles; Spokane is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Meridian gets 15 h 26 min of daylight and Spokane 16 h 00 min; on December 21, 8 h 56 min and 8 h 25 min. Spokane is 4.06° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Spokane has 1.7 times the population of Meridian. From July 2020 to July 2024, Meridian changed by +16.9% and Spokane by +0.6%. The trip crosses from Idaho into Washington.

  1. 01Meridian, ID139,740 (+16.9%)
  2. 02Spokane, WA230,609 (+0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Meridian from Spokane?

284.6 miles, 458.0 km or 247.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Spokane from Meridian?

N. The great-circle path leaves Meridian on a bearing of 350.3° and arrives at Spokane on 349.5°. The return trip starts on 169.5°.

What is halfway between Meridian and Spokane?

The midpoint is at 45.640361, -116.898308. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Enterprise, OR, 23.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Meridian and Spokane?

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

Which is bigger, Meridian or Spokane?

Spokane, with 230,609 residents in July 2024 against 139,740 for Meridian, 1.7 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.