Texas
Distance from Abilene to Fort Worth
Straight-line distance
140.9mi
Abilene, TX and Fort Worth, TX are 140.9 miles (226.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Abilene, the shortest path starts out heading E (80°).
- kilometers
- 226.7
- nautical miles
- 122.4
- heading from Abilene
- 80° E
- heading from Fort Worth
- 261° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Abilene is from Fort Worth
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Abilene and Fort Worth is 140.9 miles, 226.7 km or 122.4 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 140.9 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 140.9
- Kilometers
- 226.7
- Nautical miles
- 122.4
- Bearing from Abilene
- 80.1° E
- Bearing arriving at Fort Worth
- 81.4°
- Bearing from Fort Worth
- 261.4° W
Halfway between Abilene and Fort Worth
The great-circle midpoint is at 32.623906, -98.545536 (32°37'26.06"N 98°32'43.93"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Ranger, TX, with 2,343 residents, 13.1 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Abilene gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and Fort Worth 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Fort Worth has 7.7 times the population of Abilene. From July 2020 to July 2024, Abilene changed by +4.2% and Fort Worth by +9.1%. Both are in Texas.
- 01Abilene, TX130,501 (+4.2%)
- 02Fort Worth, TX1,008,106 (+9.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is Abilene from Fort Worth?
140.9 miles, 226.7 km or 122.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Fort Worth from Abilene?
E. The great-circle path leaves Abilene on a bearing of 80.1° and arrives at Fort Worth on 81.4°. The return trip starts on 261.4°.
What is halfway between Abilene and Fort Worth?
The midpoint is at 32.623906, -98.545536. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Ranger, TX, 13.1 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Abilene and Fort Worth?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Abilene or Fort Worth?
Fort Worth, with 1,008,106 residents in July 2024 against 130,501 for Abilene, 7.7 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.