Washington

Distance from Spokane to Tacoma

Straight-line distance

236.5mi

Spokane, WA and Tacoma, WA are 236.5 miles (380.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Spokane, the shortest path starts out heading W (265°).

kilometers
380.6
nautical miles
205.5
heading from Spokane
265° W
heading from Tacoma
81° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Spokane is from Tacoma

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Spokane and Tacoma is 236.5 miles, 380.6 km or 205.5 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 236.6 miles, 63 meters longer.

Measurements

Miles
236.5
Kilometers
380.6
Nautical miles
205.5
Bearing from Spokane
264.9° W
Bearing arriving at Tacoma
261.2°
Bearing from Tacoma
81.2° E

Halfway between Spokane and Tacoma

The great-circle midpoint is at 47.487016, -119.956468 (47°29'13.26"N 119°57'23.29"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rock Island, WA, with 1,722 residents, 11.7 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 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

Spokane has 1.0 times the population of Tacoma. From July 2020 to July 2024, Spokane changed by +0.6% and Tacoma by +3.8%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Spokane, WA230,609 (+0.6%)
  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 from Tacoma?

236.5 miles, 380.6 km or 205.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tacoma from Spokane?

W. The great-circle path leaves Spokane on a bearing of 264.9° and arrives at Tacoma on 261.2°. The return trip starts on 81.2°.

What is halfway between Spokane and Tacoma?

The midpoint is at 47.487016, -119.956468. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rock Island, WA, 11.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Spokane and Tacoma?

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

Which is bigger, Spokane or Tacoma?

Spokane, with 230,609 residents in July 2024 against 228,202 for Tacoma, 1.0 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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