Idaho to Utah

Distance from Meridian to West Jordan

Straight-line distance

306.6mi

Meridian, ID and West Jordan, UT are 306.6 miles (493.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Meridian, the shortest path starts out heading SE (131°).

kilometers
493.5
nautical miles
266.5
heading from Meridian
131° SE
heading from West Jordan
314° NW
MeridianWest Jordan

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

How far Meridian is from West Jordan

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Meridian and West Jordan is 306.6 miles, 493.5 km or 266.5 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 306.7 miles, 58 meters longer.

Measurements

Miles
306.6
Kilometers
493.5
Nautical miles
266.5
Bearing from Meridian
131.2° SE
Bearing arriving at West Jordan
134.1°
Bearing from West Jordan
314.1° NW

Halfway between Meridian and West Jordan

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.128099, -114.148762 (42°07'41.16"N 114°08'55.54"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hansen, ID, with 1,118 residents, 29.0 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 West Jordan uses America/Denver; West Jordan is the same clock time all year. On June 21, Meridian gets 15 h 26 min of daylight and West Jordan 15 h 05 min; on December 21, 8 h 56 min and 9 h 16 min. Meridian is 3.01° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Meridian has 1.2 times the population of West Jordan. From July 2020 to July 2024, Meridian changed by +16.9% and West Jordan by -0.3%. The trip crosses from Idaho into Utah.

  1. 01Meridian, ID139,740 (+16.9%)
  2. 02West Jordan, UT116,688 (-0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Meridian from West Jordan?

306.6 miles, 493.5 km or 266.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is West Jordan from Meridian?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Meridian on a bearing of 131.2° and arrives at West Jordan on 134.1°. The return trip starts on 314.1°.

What is halfway between Meridian and West Jordan?

The midpoint is at 42.128099, -114.148762. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hansen, ID, 29.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Meridian and West Jordan?

Meridian uses America/Boise and West Jordan uses America/Denver; West Jordan is the same clock time all year.

Which is bigger, Meridian or West Jordan?

Meridian, with 139,740 residents in July 2024 against 116,688 for West Jordan, 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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