720 mi
13 hours 14 mins
$67 - $130
There are 668.61 miles from Sims to Gem in west direction and 720 miles (1,158.73 kilometers) by car, following the I-70 route.
Sims and Gem are 13 hours 14 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop .
This is the fastest route from Sims, IL to Gem, KS.
Sims, IL and Gem, KS are in the same time zone (CDT). Current time in both locations is 2:13 pm.
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Planning on renting a car to go from Sims, IL to Gem, KS? Here there are some offers to rent a car in Sims, IL
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A car with a fuel efficiency of MPG will need 28.92 gallons of gas to cover the route between Sims, IL and Gem, KS.
The estimated cost of gas to go from Sims to Gem is $94.34.
During the route, an average car will release 566.60 pounds of CO2 to the atmosphere. The carbon footprint would be 0.79 pounds of CO2 per mile.
If you want to meet halfway between Sims, IL and Gem, KS or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 39.105309 and -94.791404, or 39º 6' 19.1124" N, 94º 47' 29.0544" W. This location is 360.05 miles away from Sims, IL and Gem, KS and it would take approximately 6 hours 37 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.
The closest town to the halfway point is Edwardsville, KS, situated 363 miles from Sims, IL and 362 miles from Gem, KS. It would take 7 hours 13 mins to go from Sims to Edwardsville and 6 hours 13 mins to go from Gem to Edwardsville.
The major city closest to the halfway point between Sims, IL and Gem, KS is Kansas City, MO, situated 348 miles from Sims, IL and 373 miles from Gem, KS. It would take 6 hours 51 mins to go from Sims to Kansas City and 6 hours 25 mins to go from Gem to Kansas City.
Some other major cities along the route include Saint Louis, MO, Independence, MO, Topeka, KS and Columbia, MO.
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Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Sims, IL and Gem, KS in this table:
| Distance type | Miles | Kilometers | Nautical miles |
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| Straight line distance | 668.61 mi | 1,076.02 km | 581.01 nautical mi |
| Driving distance | 720 mi | 1,158.89 km | 625.75 nautical mi |
