Texas to New Mexico
Distance from Amarillo to Rio Rancho
Straight-line distance
274.6mi
Amarillo, TX and Rio Rancho, NM are 274.6 miles (442.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Amarillo, the shortest path starts out heading W (273°).
- kilometers
- 442.0
- nautical miles
- 238.6
- heading from Amarillo
- 273° W
- heading from Rio Rancho
- 90° E
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Amarillo is from Rio Rancho
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Amarillo and Rio Rancho is 274.6 miles, 442.0 km or 238.6 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 274.6 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 274.6
- Kilometers
- 442.0
- Nautical miles
- 238.6
- Bearing from Amarillo
- 272.7° W
- Bearing arriving at Rio Rancho
- 269.8°
- Bearing from Rio Rancho
- 89.8° E
Halfway between Amarillo and Rio Rancho
The great-circle midpoint is at 35.265954, -104.264694 (35°15'57.43"N 104°15'52.90"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tucumcari, NM, with 5,058 residents, 32.2 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 Rio Rancho uses America/Denver; Rio Rancho is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Amarillo gets 14 h 32 min of daylight and Rio Rancho 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 1.8 times the population of Rio Rancho. From July 2020 to July 2024, Amarillo changed by +1.6% and Rio Rancho by +7.7%. The trip crosses from Texas into New Mexico.
- 01Amarillo, TX203,729 (+1.6%)
- 02Rio Rancho, NM112,524 (+7.7%)
Questions people ask
How far is Amarillo from Rio Rancho?
274.6 miles, 442.0 km or 238.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Rio Rancho from Amarillo?
W. The great-circle path leaves Amarillo on a bearing of 272.7° and arrives at Rio Rancho on 269.8°. The return trip starts on 89.8°.
What is halfway between Amarillo and Rio Rancho?
The midpoint is at 35.265954, -104.264694. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tucumcari, NM, 32.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Amarillo and Rio Rancho?
Amarillo uses America/Chicago and Rio Rancho uses America/Denver; Rio Rancho is 1 hour behind all year.
Which is bigger, Amarillo or Rio Rancho?
Amarillo, with 203,729 residents in July 2024 against 112,524 for Rio Rancho, 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.
- 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.