Utah
Distance from Provo to West Jordan
Straight-line distance
31.0mi
Provo, UT and West Jordan, UT are 31.0 miles (49.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Provo, the shortest path starts out heading NW (323°).
- kilometers
- 49.9
- nautical miles
- 26.9
- heading from Provo
- 323° NW
- heading from West Jordan
- 143° SE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Provo is from West Jordan
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Provo and West Jordan is 31.0 miles, 49.9 km or 26.9 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 31.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 31.0
- Kilometers
- 49.9
- Nautical miles
- 26.9
- Bearing from Provo
- 322.9° NW
- Bearing arriving at West Jordan
- 322.7°
- Bearing from West Jordan
- 142.7° SE
Halfway between Provo and West Jordan
The great-circle midpoint is at 40.424137, -111.822727 (40°25'26.89"N 111°49'21.82"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Highland, UT, with 21,146 residents, 1.4 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/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Provo gets 15 h 03 min of daylight and West Jordan 15 h 05 min; on December 21, 9 h 18 min and 9 h 16 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
West Jordan has 1.0 times the population of Provo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Provo changed by +0.3% and West Jordan by -0.3%. Both are in Utah.
- 01Provo, UT115,479 (+0.3%)
- 02West Jordan, UT116,688 (-0.3%)
Questions people ask
How far is Provo from West Jordan?
31.0 miles, 49.9 km or 26.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is West Jordan from Provo?
NW. The great-circle path leaves Provo on a bearing of 322.9° and arrives at West Jordan on 322.7°. The return trip starts on 142.7°.
What is halfway between Provo and West Jordan?
The midpoint is at 40.424137, -111.822727. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Highland, UT, 1.4 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Provo and West Jordan?
Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Provo or West Jordan?
West Jordan, with 116,688 residents in July 2024 against 115,479 for Provo, 1.0 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.