Texas
Distance from Amarillo to Odessa
Straight-line distance
231.1mi
Amarillo, TX and Odessa, TX are 231.1 miles (371.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Amarillo, the shortest path starts out heading S (187°).
- kilometers
- 371.9
- nautical miles
- 200.8
- heading from Amarillo
- 187° S
- heading from Odessa
- 7° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Amarillo is from Odessa
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Amarillo and Odessa is 231.1 miles, 371.9 km or 200.8 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 231.1 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 231.1
- Kilometers
- 371.9
- Nautical miles
- 200.8
- Bearing from Amarillo
- 187.5° S
- Bearing arriving at Odessa
- 187.2°
- Bearing from Odessa
- 7.2° N
Halfway between Amarillo and Odessa
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.539563, -102.094116 (33°32'22.43"N 102°05'38.82"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Wolfforth, TX, with 7,982 residents, 5.5 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 Odessa 14 h 14 min; on December 21, 9 h 47 min and 10 h 04 min. Amarillo is 3.32° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Amarillo has 1.7 times the population of Odessa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Amarillo changed by +1.6% and Odessa by +4.2%. Both are in Texas.
- 01Amarillo, TX203,729 (+1.6%)
- 02Odessa, TX119,748 (+4.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Amarillo from Odessa?
231.1 miles, 371.9 km or 200.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Odessa from Amarillo?
S. The great-circle path leaves Amarillo on a bearing of 187.5° and arrives at Odessa on 187.2°. The return trip starts on 7.2°.
What is halfway between Amarillo and Odessa?
The midpoint is at 33.539563, -102.094116. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Wolfforth, TX, 5.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Amarillo and Odessa?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Amarillo or Odessa?
Amarillo, with 203,729 residents in July 2024 against 119,748 for Odessa, 1.7 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.