Wisconsin to Illinois

Distance from Milwaukee to Naperville

Straight-line distance

91.3mi

Milwaukee, WI and Naperville, IL are 91.3 miles (147.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Milwaukee, the shortest path starts out heading S (186°).

kilometers
147.0
nautical miles
79.4
heading from Milwaukee
186° S
heading from Naperville
6° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Milwaukee is from Naperville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Milwaukee and Naperville is 91.3 miles, 147.0 km or 79.4 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 91.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
91.3
Kilometers
147.0
Nautical miles
79.4
Bearing from Milwaukee
186.3° S
Bearing arriving at Naperville
186.2°
Bearing from Naperville
6.2° N

Halfway between Milwaukee and Naperville

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.406291, -88.065373 (42°24'22.65"N 88°03'55.34"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lake Villa, IL, with 8,737 residents, 1.2 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Milwaukee gets 15 h 22 min of daylight and Naperville 15 h 13 min; on December 21, 9 h 00 min and 9 h 09 min. Milwaukee is 1.31° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Milwaukee has 3.7 times the population of Naperville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Milwaukee changed by -2.4% and Naperville by +2.5%. The trip crosses from Wisconsin into Illinois.

  1. 01Milwaukee, WI563,531 (-2.4%)
  2. 02Naperville, IL153,124 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Milwaukee from Naperville?

91.3 miles, 147.0 km or 79.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Naperville from Milwaukee?

S. The great-circle path leaves Milwaukee on a bearing of 186.3° and arrives at Naperville on 186.2°. The return trip starts on 6.2°.

What is halfway between Milwaukee and Naperville?

The midpoint is at 42.406291, -88.065373. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lake Villa, IL, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Milwaukee and Naperville?

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

Which is bigger, Milwaukee or Naperville?

Milwaukee, with 563,531 residents in July 2024 against 153,124 for Naperville, 3.7 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)

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