Washington

Distance from Renton to Spokane

Straight-line distance

222.3mi

Renton, WA and Spokane, WA are 222.3 miles (357.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Renton, the shortest path starts out heading E (85°).

kilometers
357.7
nautical miles
193.2
heading from Renton
85° E
heading from Spokane
268° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Renton is from Spokane

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Renton and Spokane is 222.3 miles, 357.7 km or 193.2 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 222.3 miles, 61 meters longer.

Measurements

Miles
222.3
Kilometers
357.7
Nautical miles
193.2
Bearing from Renton
84.9° E
Bearing arriving at Spokane
88.4°
Bearing from Spokane
268.4° W

Halfway between Renton and Spokane

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.597685, -119.818219 (47°35'51.67"N 119°49'5.59"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Waterville, WA, with 1,148 residents, 12.2 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 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 has 2.2 times the population of Renton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Renton changed by -1.1% and Spokane by +0.6%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Renton, WA105,543 (-1.1%)
  2. 02Spokane, WA230,609 (+0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Renton from Spokane?

222.3 miles, 357.7 km or 193.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Spokane from Renton?

E. The great-circle path leaves Renton on a bearing of 84.9° and arrives at Spokane on 88.4°. The return trip starts on 268.4°.

What is halfway between Renton and Spokane?

The midpoint is at 47.597685, -119.818219. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Waterville, WA, 12.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Renton and Spokane?

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

Which is bigger, Renton or Spokane?

Spokane, with 230,609 residents in July 2024 against 105,543 for Renton, 2.2 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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