Washington

Distance from Renton to Spokane Valley

Straight-line distance

231.6mi

Renton, WA and Spokane Valley, WA are 231.6 miles (372.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Renton, the shortest path starts out heading E (85°).

kilometers
372.7
nautical miles
201.3
heading from Renton
85° E
heading from Spokane Valley
269° W
RentonSpokane Valley

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

How far Renton is from Spokane Valley

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Renton and Spokane Valley is 231.6 miles, 372.7 km or 201.3 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 231.6 miles, 68 meters longer.

Measurements

Miles
231.6
Kilometers
372.7
Nautical miles
201.3
Bearing from Renton
85.0° E
Bearing arriving at Spokane Valley
88.7°
Bearing from Spokane Valley
268.7° W

Halfway between Renton and Spokane Valley

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.598055, -119.718066 (47°35'53.00"N 119°43'5.04"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Waterville, WA, with 1,148 residents, 16.8 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, Renton gets 15 h 58 min of daylight and Spokane Valley 16 h 00 min; on December 21, 8 h 27 min and 8 h 25 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Spokane Valley has 1.0 times the population of Renton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Renton changed by -1.1% and Spokane Valley by +4.5%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Renton, WA105,543 (-1.1%)
  2. 02Spokane Valley, WA108,267 (+4.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Renton from Spokane Valley?

231.6 miles, 372.7 km or 201.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Spokane Valley from Renton?

E. The great-circle path leaves Renton on a bearing of 85.0° and arrives at Spokane Valley on 88.7°. The return trip starts on 268.7°.

What is halfway between Renton and Spokane Valley?

The midpoint is at 47.598055, -119.718066. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Waterville, WA, 16.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Renton and Spokane Valley?

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

Which is bigger, Renton or Spokane Valley?

Spokane Valley, with 108,267 residents in July 2024 against 105,543 for Renton, 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.

  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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