Texas

Distance from Arlington to Killeen

Straight-line distance

117.7mi

Arlington, TX and Killeen, TX are 117.7 miles (189.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Arlington, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (198°).

kilometers
189.4
nautical miles
102.2
heading from Arlington
198° SSW
heading from Killeen
17° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Arlington is from Killeen

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arlington and Killeen is 117.7 miles, 189.4 km or 102.2 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 117.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
117.7
Kilometers
189.4
Nautical miles
102.2
Bearing from Arlington
197.8° SSW
Bearing arriving at Killeen
197.5°
Bearing from Killeen
17.5° NNE

Halfway between Arlington and Killeen

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.889561, -97.431026 (31°53'22.42"N 97°25'51.69"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Whitney, TX, with 2,124 residents, 7.8 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, Arlington gets 14 h 18 min of daylight and Killeen 14 h 10 min; on December 21, 10 h 00 min and 10 h 08 min. Arlington is 1.62° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Arlington has 2.5 times the population of Killeen. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arlington changed by +2.4% and Killeen by +4.5%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Arlington, TX403,672 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Killeen, TX160,616 (+4.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arlington from Killeen?

117.7 miles, 189.4 km or 102.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Killeen from Arlington?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Arlington on a bearing of 197.8° and arrives at Killeen on 197.5°. The return trip starts on 17.5°.

What is halfway between Arlington and Killeen?

The midpoint is at 31.889561, -97.431026. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Whitney, TX, 7.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arlington and Killeen?

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

Which is bigger, Arlington or Killeen?

Arlington, with 403,672 residents in July 2024 against 160,616 for Killeen, 2.5 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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