Utah

Distance from St. George to West Jordan

Straight-line distance

257.9mi

St. George, UT and West Jordan, UT are 257.9 miles (415.1 km) apart in a straight line. From St. George, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (19°).

kilometers
415.1
nautical miles
224.1
heading from St. George
19° NNE
heading from West Jordan
200° SSW
St. GeorgeWest Jordan

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

How far St. George is from West Jordan

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of St. George and West Jordan is 257.9 miles, 415.1 km or 224.1 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 257.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
257.9
Kilometers
415.1
Nautical miles
224.1
Bearing from St. George
18.7° NNE
Bearing arriving at West Jordan
19.7°
Bearing from West Jordan
199.7° SSW

Halfway between St. George and West Jordan

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.842493, -112.808419 (38°50'32.97"N 112°48'30.31"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fillmore, UT, with 2,788 residents, 26.6 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/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, St. George gets 14 h 43 min of daylight and West Jordan 15 h 05 min; on December 21, 9 h 37 min and 9 h 16 min. West Jordan is 3.53° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

West Jordan has 1.1 times the population of St. George. From July 2020 to July 2024, St. George changed by +10.7% and West Jordan by -0.3%. Both are in Utah.

  1. 01St. George, UT106,288 (+10.7%)
  2. 02West Jordan, UT116,688 (-0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is St. George from West Jordan?

257.9 miles, 415.1 km or 224.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is West Jordan from St. George?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves St. George on a bearing of 18.7° and arrives at West Jordan on 19.7°. The return trip starts on 199.7°.

What is halfway between St. George and West Jordan?

The midpoint is at 38.842493, -112.808419. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fillmore, UT, 26.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between St. George and West Jordan?

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

Which is bigger, St. George or West Jordan?

West Jordan, with 116,688 residents in July 2024 against 106,288 for St. George, 1.1 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)

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