Oregon to Washington

Distance from Portland to Renton

Straight-line distance

135.9mi

Portland, OR and Renton, WA are 135.9 miles (218.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Portland, the shortest path starts out heading N (9°).

kilometers
218.8
nautical miles
118.1
heading from Portland
9° N
heading from Renton
189° S
PortlandRenton

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

How far Portland is from Renton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Portland and Renton is 135.9 miles, 218.8 km or 118.1 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 135.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
135.9
Kilometers
218.8
Nautical miles
118.1
Bearing from Portland
9.0° N
Bearing arriving at Renton
9.3°
Bearing from Renton
189.3° S

Halfway between Portland and Renton

The great-circle midpoint is at 46.508326, -122.426368 (46°30'29.97"N 122°25'34.93"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Morton, WA, with 1,089 residents, 7.7 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Portland gets 15 h 41 min of daylight and Renton 15 h 58 min; on December 21, 8 h 42 min and 8 h 27 min. Renton is 1.94° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Portland has 6.0 times the population of Renton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Portland changed by -2.7% and Renton by -1.1%. The trip crosses from Oregon into Washington.

  1. 01Portland, OR635,749 (-2.7%)
  2. 02Renton, WA105,543 (-1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Portland from Renton?

135.9 miles, 218.8 km or 118.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Renton from Portland?

N. The great-circle path leaves Portland on a bearing of 9.0° and arrives at Renton on 9.3°. The return trip starts on 189.3°.

What is halfway between Portland and Renton?

The midpoint is at 46.508326, -122.426368. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Morton, WA, 7.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Portland and Renton?

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

Which is bigger, Portland or Renton?

Portland, with 635,749 residents in July 2024 against 105,543 for Renton, 6.0 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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