Texas

Distance from Abilene to Midland

Straight-line distance

142.0mi

Abilene, TX and Midland, TX are 142.0 miles (228.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Abilene, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (259°).

kilometers
228.5
nautical miles
123.4
heading from Abilene
259° WSW
heading from Midland
77° ENE
AbileneMidland

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Abilene is from Midland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Abilene and Midland is 142.0 miles, 228.5 km or 123.4 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 142.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
142.0
Kilometers
228.5
Nautical miles
123.4
Bearing from Abilene
258.6° WSW
Bearing arriving at Midland
257.3°
Bearing from Midland
77.3° ENE

Halfway between Abilene and Midland

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.245105, -100.928611 (32°14'42.38"N 100°55'43.00"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Colorado City, TX, with 3,915 residents, 11.4 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 Midland 14 h 15 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 10 h 03 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Midland has 1.1 times the population of Abilene. From July 2020 to July 2024, Abilene changed by +4.2% and Midland by +7.8%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Abilene, TX130,501 (+4.2%)
  2. 02Midland, TX143,687 (+7.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Abilene from Midland?

142.0 miles, 228.5 km or 123.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Midland from Abilene?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Abilene on a bearing of 258.6° and arrives at Midland on 257.3°. The return trip starts on 77.3°.

What is halfway between Abilene and Midland?

The midpoint is at 32.245105, -100.928611. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Colorado City, TX, 11.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Abilene and Midland?

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

Which is bigger, Abilene or Midland?

Midland, with 143,687 residents in July 2024 against 130,501 for Abilene, 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.