Texas to Colorado

Distance from Amarillo to Pueblo

Straight-line distance

262.0mi

Amarillo, TX and Pueblo, CO are 262.0 miles (421.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Amarillo, the shortest path starts out heading NW (325°).

kilometers
421.7
nautical miles
227.7
heading from Amarillo
325° NW
heading from Pueblo
143° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Amarillo is from Pueblo

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Amarillo and Pueblo is 262.0 miles, 421.7 km or 227.7 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 262.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
262.0
Kilometers
421.7
Nautical miles
227.7
Bearing from Amarillo
324.9° NW
Bearing arriving at Pueblo
323.2°
Bearing from Pueblo
143.2° SE

Halfway between Amarillo and Pueblo

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.741716, -103.194160 (36°44'30.18"N 103°11'38.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Clayton, NM, with 2,559 residents, 20.6 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Amarillo uses America/Chicago and Pueblo uses America/Denver; Pueblo is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Amarillo gets 14 h 32 min of daylight and Pueblo 14 h 50 min; on December 21, 9 h 47 min and 9 h 30 min. Pueblo is 3.07° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Amarillo has 1.8 times the population of Pueblo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Amarillo changed by +1.6% and Pueblo by -0.7%. The trip crosses from Texas into Colorado.

  1. 01Amarillo, TX203,729 (+1.6%)
  2. 02Pueblo, CO111,166 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Amarillo from Pueblo?

262.0 miles, 421.7 km or 227.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pueblo from Amarillo?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Amarillo on a bearing of 324.9° and arrives at Pueblo on 323.2°. The return trip starts on 143.2°.

What is halfway between Amarillo and Pueblo?

The midpoint is at 36.741716, -103.194160. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Clayton, NM, 20.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Amarillo and Pueblo?

Amarillo uses America/Chicago and Pueblo uses America/Denver; Pueblo is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Amarillo or Pueblo?

Amarillo, with 203,729 residents in July 2024 against 111,166 for Pueblo, 1.8 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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