Washington

Distance from Renton to Vancouver

Straight-line distance

128.7mi

Renton, WA and Vancouver, WA are 128.7 miles (207.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Renton, the shortest path starts out heading S (189°).

kilometers
207.1
nautical miles
111.8
heading from Renton
189° S
heading from Vancouver
8° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Renton is from Vancouver

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Renton and Vancouver is 128.7 miles, 207.1 km or 111.8 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 128.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
128.7
Kilometers
207.1
Nautical miles
111.8
Bearing from Renton
188.7° S
Bearing arriving at Vancouver
188.4°
Bearing from Vancouver
8.4° N

Halfway between Renton and Vancouver

The great-circle midpoint is at 46.558376, -122.399012 (46°33'30.15"N 122°23'56.44"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Morton, WA, with 1,089 residents, 5.6 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 Vancouver 15 h 42 min; on December 21, 8 h 27 min and 8 h 41 min. Renton is 1.84° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Vancouver has 1.9 times the population of Renton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Renton changed by -1.1% and Vancouver by +4.0%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Renton, WA105,543 (-1.1%)
  2. 02Vancouver, WA198,992 (+4.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Renton from Vancouver?

128.7 miles, 207.1 km or 111.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Vancouver from Renton?

S. The great-circle path leaves Renton on a bearing of 188.7° and arrives at Vancouver on 188.4°. The return trip starts on 8.4°.

What is halfway between Renton and Vancouver?

The midpoint is at 46.558376, -122.399012. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Morton, WA, 5.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Renton and Vancouver?

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

Which is bigger, Renton or Vancouver?

Vancouver, with 198,992 residents in July 2024 against 105,543 for Renton, 1.9 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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