Washington
Distance from Seattle to Spokane Valley
Straight-line distance
238.3mi
Seattle, WA and Spokane Valley, WA are 238.3 miles (383.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Seattle, the shortest path starts out heading E (87°).
- kilometers
- 383.5
- nautical miles
- 207.0
- heading from Seattle
- 87° E
- heading from Spokane Valley
- 271° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Seattle is from Spokane Valley
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Seattle and Spokane Valley is 238.3 miles, 383.5 km or 207.0 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 238.3 miles, 73 meters longer.
Measurements
- Miles
- 238.3
- Kilometers
- 383.5
- Nautical miles
- 207.0
- Bearing from Seattle
- 87.4° E
- Bearing arriving at Spokane Valley
- 91.2°
- Bearing from Spokane Valley
- 271.2° W
Halfway between Seattle and Spokane Valley
The great-circle midpoint is at 47.669818, -119.793231 (47°40'11.34"N 119°47'35.63"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Waterville, WA, with 1,148 residents, 13.0 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, Seattle gets 15 h 59 min of daylight and Spokane Valley 16 h 00 min; on December 21, 8 h 25 min and 8 h 25 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Seattle has 7.2 times the population of Spokane Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Seattle changed by +5.5% and Spokane Valley by +4.5%. Both are in Washington.
- 01Seattle, WA780,995 (+5.5%)
- 02Spokane Valley, WA108,267 (+4.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is Seattle from Spokane Valley?
238.3 miles, 383.5 km or 207.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Spokane Valley from Seattle?
E. The great-circle path leaves Seattle on a bearing of 87.4° and arrives at Spokane Valley on 91.2°. The return trip starts on 271.2°.
What is halfway between Seattle and Spokane Valley?
The midpoint is at 47.669818, -119.793231. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Waterville, WA, 13.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Seattle and Spokane Valley?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Seattle or Spokane Valley?
Seattle, with 780,995 residents in July 2024 against 108,267 for Spokane Valley, 7.2 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.
- 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.