Texas

Distance from Abilene to Wichita Falls

Straight-line distance

122.4mi

Abilene, TX and Wichita Falls, TX are 122.4 miles (197.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Abilene, the shortest path starts out heading NE (35°).

kilometers
197.0
nautical miles
106.4
heading from Abilene
35° NE
heading from Wichita Falls
215° SW
AbileneWichita Falls

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

How far Abilene is from Wichita Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Abilene and Wichita Falls is 122.4 miles, 197.0 km or 106.4 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 122.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
122.4
Kilometers
197.0
Nautical miles
106.4
Bearing from Abilene
34.6° NE
Bearing arriving at Wichita Falls
35.3°
Bearing from Wichita Falls
215.3° SW

Halfway between Abilene and Wichita Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.182069, -99.136973 (33°10'55.45"N 99°08'13.10"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Olney, TX, with 3,029 residents, 25.2 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 Wichita Falls 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 10 h 01 min and 9 h 54 min. Wichita Falls is 1.45° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Abilene has 1.3 times the population of Wichita Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Abilene changed by +4.2% and Wichita Falls by -0.1%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Abilene, TX130,501 (+4.2%)
  2. 02Wichita Falls, TX102,372 (-0.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Abilene from Wichita Falls?

122.4 miles, 197.0 km or 106.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita Falls from Abilene?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Abilene on a bearing of 34.6° and arrives at Wichita Falls on 35.3°. The return trip starts on 215.3°.

What is halfway between Abilene and Wichita Falls?

The midpoint is at 33.182069, -99.136973. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Olney, TX, 25.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Abilene and Wichita Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Abilene or Wichita Falls?

Abilene, with 130,501 residents in July 2024 against 102,372 for Wichita Falls, 1.3 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.