Washington

Distance from Seattle to Spokane

Straight-line distance

228.9mi

Seattle, WA and Spokane, WA are 228.9 miles (368.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Seattle, the shortest path starts out heading E (87°).

kilometers
368.4
nautical miles
198.9
heading from Seattle
87° E
heading from Spokane
271° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Seattle is from Spokane

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Seattle and Spokane is 228.9 miles, 368.4 km or 198.9 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 229.0 miles, 66 meters longer.

Measurements

Miles
228.9
Kilometers
368.4
Nautical miles
198.9
Bearing from Seattle
87.4° E
Bearing arriving at Spokane
91.0°
Bearing from Spokane
271.0° W

Halfway between Seattle and Spokane

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.669380, -119.893521 (47°40'9.77"N 119°53'36.68"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Waterville, WA, with 1,148 residents, 8.4 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/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Seattle gets 15 h 59 min of daylight and Spokane 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 3.4 times the population of Spokane. From July 2020 to July 2024, Seattle changed by +5.5% and Spokane by +0.6%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Seattle, WA780,995 (+5.5%)
  2. 02Spokane, WA230,609 (+0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Seattle from Spokane?

228.9 miles, 368.4 km or 198.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Spokane from Seattle?

E. The great-circle path leaves Seattle on a bearing of 87.4° and arrives at Spokane on 91.0°. The return trip starts on 271.0°.

What is halfway between Seattle and Spokane?

The midpoint is at 47.669380, -119.893521. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Waterville, WA, 8.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Seattle and Spokane?

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

Which is bigger, Seattle or Spokane?

Seattle, with 780,995 residents in July 2024 against 230,609 for Spokane, 3.4 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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