Texas to Oklahoma

Distance from Amarillo to Norman

Straight-line distance

253.3mi

Amarillo, TX and Norman, OK are 253.3 miles (407.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Amarillo, the shortest path starts out heading E (88°).

kilometers
407.7
nautical miles
220.1
heading from Amarillo
88° E
heading from Norman
271° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Amarillo is from Norman

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Amarillo and Norman is 253.3 miles, 407.7 km or 220.1 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 253.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
253.3
Kilometers
407.7
Nautical miles
220.1
Bearing from Amarillo
88.0° E
Bearing arriving at Norman
90.6°
Bearing from Norman
270.6° W

Halfway between Amarillo and Norman

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.240060, -99.589788 (35°14'24.21"N 99°35'23.24"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Sayre, OK, with 4,841 residents, 4.4 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, Amarillo gets 14 h 32 min of daylight and Norman 14 h 32 min; on December 21, 9 h 47 min and 9 h 47 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Amarillo has 1.6 times the population of Norman. From July 2020 to July 2024, Amarillo changed by +1.6% and Norman by +2.2%. The trip crosses from Texas into Oklahoma.

  1. 01Amarillo, TX203,729 (+1.6%)
  2. 02Norman, OK131,010 (+2.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Amarillo from Norman?

253.3 miles, 407.7 km or 220.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Norman from Amarillo?

E. The great-circle path leaves Amarillo on a bearing of 88.0° and arrives at Norman on 90.6°. The return trip starts on 270.6°.

What is halfway between Amarillo and Norman?

The midpoint is at 35.240060, -99.589788. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Sayre, OK, 4.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Amarillo and Norman?

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

Which is bigger, Amarillo or Norman?

Amarillo, with 203,729 residents in July 2024 against 131,010 for Norman, 1.6 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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