Oregon to Washington

Distance from Portland to Vancouver

Straight-line distance

7.4mi

Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA are 7.4 miles (11.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Portland, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (20°).

kilometers
11.9
nautical miles
6.4
heading from Portland
20° NNE
heading from Vancouver
200° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Portland is from Vancouver

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Portland and Vancouver is 7.4 miles, 11.9 km or 6.4 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 7.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
7.4
Kilometers
11.9
Nautical miles
6.4
Bearing from Portland
20.4° NNE
Bearing arriving at Vancouver
20.5°
Bearing from Vancouver
200.5° SSW

Halfway between Portland and Vancouver

The great-circle midpoint is at 45.587103, -122.623324 (45°35'13.57"N 122°37'23.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Vancouver, WA, with 198,992 residents, 3.7 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 Vancouver 15 h 42 min; on December 21, 8 h 42 min and 8 h 41 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Portland has 3.2 times the population of Vancouver. From July 2020 to July 2024, Portland changed by -2.7% and Vancouver by +4.0%. The trip crosses from Oregon into Washington.

  1. 01Portland, OR635,749 (-2.7%)
  2. 02Vancouver, WA198,992 (+4.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Portland from Vancouver?

7.4 miles, 11.9 km or 6.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Vancouver from Portland?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Portland on a bearing of 20.4° and arrives at Vancouver on 20.5°. The return trip starts on 200.5°.

What is halfway between Portland and Vancouver?

The midpoint is at 45.587103, -122.623324. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Vancouver, WA, 3.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Portland and Vancouver?

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

Which is bigger, Portland or Vancouver?

Portland, with 635,749 residents in July 2024 against 198,992 for Vancouver, 3.2 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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