Washington

Distance from Spokane Valley to Tacoma

Straight-line distance

245.8mi

Spokane Valley, WA and Tacoma, WA are 245.8 miles (395.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Spokane Valley, the shortest path starts out heading W (265°).

kilometers
395.6
nautical miles
213.6
heading from Spokane Valley
265° W
heading from Tacoma
81° E
Spokane ValleyTacoma

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Spokane Valley is from Tacoma

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Spokane Valley and Tacoma is 245.8 miles, 395.6 km or 213.6 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 245.8 miles, 78 meters longer.

Measurements

Miles
245.8
Kilometers
395.6
Nautical miles
213.6
Bearing from Spokane Valley
265.3° W
Bearing arriving at Tacoma
261.4°
Bearing from Tacoma
81.4° E

Halfway between Spokane Valley and Tacoma

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.487502, -119.856527 (47°29'15.01"N 119°51'23.50"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Waterville, WA, with 1,148 residents, 14.9 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 Tacoma 15 h 56 min; on December 21, 8 h 25 min and 8 h 28 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Tacoma has 2.1 times the population of Spokane Valley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Spokane Valley changed by +4.5% and Tacoma by +3.8%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Spokane Valley, WA108,267 (+4.5%)
  2. 02Tacoma, WA228,202 (+3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Spokane Valley from Tacoma?

245.8 miles, 395.6 km or 213.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tacoma from Spokane Valley?

W. The great-circle path leaves Spokane Valley on a bearing of 265.3° and arrives at Tacoma on 261.4°. The return trip starts on 81.4°.

What is halfway between Spokane Valley and Tacoma?

The midpoint is at 47.487502, -119.856527. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Waterville, WA, 14.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Spokane Valley and Tacoma?

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

Which is bigger, Spokane Valley or Tacoma?

Tacoma, with 228,202 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.

  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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.