Texas

Distance from Abilene to Arlington

Straight-line distance

153.1mi

Abilene, TX and Arlington, TX are 153.1 miles (246.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Abilene, the shortest path starts out heading E (83°).

kilometers
246.4
nautical miles
133.0
heading from Abilene
83° E
heading from Arlington
264° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Abilene is from Arlington

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Abilene and Arlington is 153.1 miles, 246.4 km or 133.0 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 153.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
153.1
Kilometers
246.4
Nautical miles
133.0
Bearing from Abilene
82.9° E
Bearing arriving at Arlington
84.3°
Bearing from Arlington
264.3° W

Halfway between Abilene and Arlington

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.584362, -98.433194 (32°35'3.70"N 98°25'59.50"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Ranger, TX, with 2,343 residents, 16.2 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Abilene gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and Arlington 14 h 18 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 10 h 00 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Arlington has 3.1 times the population of Abilene. From July 2020 to July 2024, Abilene changed by +4.2% and Arlington by +2.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Abilene, TX130,501 (+4.2%)
  2. 02Arlington, TX403,672 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Abilene from Arlington?

153.1 miles, 246.4 km or 133.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Arlington from Abilene?

E. The great-circle path leaves Abilene on a bearing of 82.9° and arrives at Arlington on 84.3°. The return trip starts on 264.3°.

What is halfway between Abilene and Arlington?

The midpoint is at 32.584362, -98.433194. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Ranger, TX, 16.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Abilene and Arlington?

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

Which is bigger, Abilene or Arlington?

Arlington, with 403,672 residents in July 2024 against 130,501 for Abilene, 3.1 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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