Washington

Distance from Tacoma to Vancouver

Straight-line distance

111.8mi

Tacoma, WA and Vancouver, WA are 111.8 miles (179.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Tacoma, the shortest path starts out heading S (183°).

kilometers
179.9
nautical miles
97.1
heading from Tacoma
183° S
heading from Vancouver
3° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Tacoma is from Vancouver

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Tacoma and Vancouver is 111.8 miles, 179.9 km or 97.1 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 111.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
111.8
Kilometers
179.9
Nautical miles
97.1
Bearing from Tacoma
183.4° S
Bearing arriving at Vancouver
183.3°
Bearing from Vancouver
3.3° N

Halfway between Tacoma and Vancouver

The great-circle midpoint is at 46.444720, -122.529214 (46°26'40.99"N 122°31'45.17"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Morton, WA, with 1,089 residents, 14.1 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, Tacoma gets 15 h 56 min of daylight and Vancouver 15 h 42 min; on December 21, 8 h 28 min and 8 h 41 min. Tacoma is 1.62° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tacoma has 1.1 times the population of Vancouver. From July 2020 to July 2024, Tacoma changed by +3.8% and Vancouver by +4.0%. Both are in Washington.

  1. 01Tacoma, WA228,202 (+3.8%)
  2. 02Vancouver, WA198,992 (+4.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Tacoma from Vancouver?

111.8 miles, 179.9 km or 97.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Vancouver from Tacoma?

S. The great-circle path leaves Tacoma on a bearing of 183.4° and arrives at Vancouver on 183.3°. The return trip starts on 3.3°.

What is halfway between Tacoma and Vancouver?

The midpoint is at 46.444720, -122.529214. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Morton, WA, 14.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Tacoma and Vancouver?

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

Which is bigger, Tacoma or Vancouver?

Tacoma, with 228,202 residents in July 2024 against 198,992 for Vancouver, 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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