Texas

Distance from Abilene to Lubbock

Straight-line distance

146.2mi

Abilene, TX and Lubbock, TX are 146.2 miles (235.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Abilene, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (302°).

kilometers
235.3
nautical miles
127.1
heading from Abilene
302° WNW
heading from Lubbock
121° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Abilene is from Lubbock

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Abilene and Lubbock is 146.2 miles, 235.3 km or 127.1 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 146.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
146.2
Kilometers
235.3
Nautical miles
127.1
Bearing from Abilene
302.1° WNW
Bearing arriving at Lubbock
301.0°
Bearing from Lubbock
121.0° ESE

Halfway between Abilene and Lubbock

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.012811, -100.806748 (33°00'46.12"N 100°48'24.29"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Snyder, TX, with 11,151 residents, 21.6 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Abilene gets 14 h 17 min of daylight and Lubbock 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 9 h 56 min. Lubbock is 1.11° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lubbock has 2.1 times the population of Abilene. From July 2020 to July 2024, Abilene changed by +4.2% and Lubbock by +5.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Abilene, TX130,501 (+4.2%)
  2. 02Lubbock, TX272,086 (+5.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Abilene from Lubbock?

146.2 miles, 235.3 km or 127.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lubbock from Abilene?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Abilene on a bearing of 302.1° and arrives at Lubbock on 301.0°. The return trip starts on 121.0°.

What is halfway between Abilene and Lubbock?

The midpoint is at 33.012811, -100.806748. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Snyder, TX, 21.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Abilene and Lubbock?

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

Which is bigger, Abilene or Lubbock?

Lubbock, with 272,086 residents in July 2024 against 130,501 for Abilene, 2.1 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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