Texas

Distance from Amarillo to Wichita Falls

Straight-line distance

208.3mi

Amarillo, TX and Wichita Falls, TX are 208.3 miles (335.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Amarillo, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (114°).

kilometers
335.2
nautical miles
181.0
heading from Amarillo
114° ESE
heading from Wichita Falls
296° WNW
AmarilloWichita Falls

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

How far Amarillo is from Wichita Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Amarillo and Wichita Falls is 208.3 miles, 335.2 km or 181.0 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 208.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
208.3
Kilometers
335.2
Nautical miles
181.0
Bearing from Amarillo
114.4° ESE
Bearing arriving at Wichita Falls
116.3°
Bearing from Wichita Falls
296.3° WNW

Halfway between Amarillo and Wichita Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.563549, -100.166613 (34°33'48.78"N 100°09'59.81"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Childress, TX, with 5,683 residents, 11.1 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 Wichita Falls 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 47 min and 9 h 54 min. Amarillo is 1.29° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Amarillo has 2.0 times the population of Wichita Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Amarillo changed by +1.6% and Wichita Falls by -0.1%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Amarillo, TX203,729 (+1.6%)
  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 Amarillo from Wichita Falls?

208.3 miles, 335.2 km or 181.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita Falls from Amarillo?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Amarillo on a bearing of 114.4° and arrives at Wichita Falls on 116.3°. The return trip starts on 296.3°.

What is halfway between Amarillo and Wichita Falls?

The midpoint is at 34.563549, -100.166613. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Childress, TX, 11.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Amarillo and Wichita Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Amarillo or Wichita Falls?

Amarillo, with 203,729 residents in July 2024 against 102,372 for Wichita Falls, 2.0 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.