Washington
Distance from Spokane Valley to Spokane
Straight-line distance
9.3mi
Spokane Valley, WA and Spokane, WA are 9.3 miles (15.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Spokane Valley, the shortest path starts out heading W (272°).
- kilometers
- 15.0
- nautical miles
- 8.1
- heading from Spokane Valley
- 272° W
- heading from Spokane
- 91° E
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Spokane Valley is from Spokane
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Spokane Valley and Spokane is 9.3 miles, 15.0 km or 8.1 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 9.3 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 9.3
- Kilometers
- 15.0
- Nautical miles
- 8.1
- Bearing from Spokane Valley
- 271.6° W
- Bearing arriving at Spokane
- 271.4°
- Bearing from Spokane
- 91.4° E
Halfway between Spokane Valley and Spokane
The great-circle midpoint is at 47.665194, -117.333047 (47°39'54.70"N 117°19'58.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Millwood, WA, with 1,841 residents, 2.9 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, Spokane Valley gets 16 h 00 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
Spokane has 2.1 times the population of Spokane Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Spokane Valley changed by +4.5% and Spokane by +0.6%. Both are in Washington.
- 01Spokane Valley, WA108,267 (+4.5%)
- 02Spokane, WA230,609 (+0.6%)
Questions people ask
How far is Spokane Valley from Spokane?
9.3 miles, 15.0 km or 8.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Spokane from Spokane Valley?
W. The great-circle path leaves Spokane Valley on a bearing of 271.6° and arrives at Spokane on 271.4°. The return trip starts on 91.4°.
What is halfway between Spokane Valley and Spokane?
The midpoint is at 47.665194, -117.333047. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Millwood, WA, 2.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Spokane Valley and Spokane?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Spokane Valley or Spokane?
Spokane, with 230,609 residents in July 2024 against 108,267 for Spokane Valley, 2.1 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.