Minnesota to South Dakota

Distance from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls

Straight-line distance

197.6mi

Minneapolis, MN and Sioux Falls, SD are 197.6 miles (318.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Minneapolis, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (241°).

kilometers
318.0
nautical miles
171.7
heading from Minneapolis
241° WSW
heading from Sioux Falls
59° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Minneapolis is from Sioux Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Minneapolis and Sioux Falls is 197.6 miles, 318.0 km or 171.7 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 197.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
197.6
Kilometers
318.0
Nautical miles
171.7
Bearing from Minneapolis
241.4° WSW
Bearing arriving at Sioux Falls
239.0°
Bearing from Sioux Falls
59.0° ENE

Halfway between Minneapolis and Sioux Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 44.265083, -95.021103 (44°15'54.30"N 95°01'15.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Springfield, MN, with 1,995 residents, 2.7 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, Minneapolis gets 15 h 37 min of daylight and Sioux Falls 15 h 26 min; on December 21, 8 h 46 min and 8 h 56 min. Minneapolis is 1.42° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Minneapolis has 2.0 times the population of Sioux Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Minneapolis changed by -0.5% and Sioux Falls by +8.2%. The trip crosses from Minnesota into South Dakota.

  1. 01Minneapolis, MN428,579 (-0.5%)
  2. 02Sioux Falls, SD209,289 (+8.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Minneapolis from Sioux Falls?

197.6 miles, 318.0 km or 171.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sioux Falls from Minneapolis?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Minneapolis on a bearing of 241.4° and arrives at Sioux Falls on 239.0°. The return trip starts on 59.0°.

What is halfway between Minneapolis and Sioux Falls?

The midpoint is at 44.265083, -95.021103. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Springfield, MN, 2.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Minneapolis and Sioux Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Minneapolis or Sioux Falls?

Minneapolis, with 428,579 residents in July 2024 against 209,289 for Sioux Falls, 2.0 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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