Texas

Distance from Austin to College Station

Straight-line distance

89.1mi

Austin, TX and College Station, TX are 89.1 miles (143.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Austin, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (77°).

kilometers
143.3
nautical miles
77.4
heading from Austin
77° ENE
heading from College Station
258° WSW
AustinCollege Station

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

How far Austin is from College Station

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Austin and College Station is 89.1 miles, 143.3 km or 77.4 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 89.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
89.1
Kilometers
143.3
Nautical miles
77.4
Bearing from Austin
76.8° ENE
Bearing arriving at College Station
77.5°
Bearing from College Station
257.5° WSW

Halfway between Austin and College Station

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.443925, -97.026321 (30°26'38.13"N 97°01'34.76"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lexington, TX, with 1,319 residents, 2.3 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, Austin gets 14 h 06 min of daylight and College Station 14 h 08 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 10 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Austin has 7.8 times the population of College Station. From July 2020 to July 2024, Austin changed by +2.9% and College Station by +6.0%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Austin, TX993,588 (+2.9%)
  2. 02College Station, TX128,023 (+6.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Austin from College Station?

89.1 miles, 143.3 km or 77.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is College Station from Austin?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Austin on a bearing of 76.8° and arrives at College Station on 77.5°. The return trip starts on 257.5°.

What is halfway between Austin and College Station?

The midpoint is at 30.443925, -97.026321. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lexington, TX, 2.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Austin and College Station?

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

Which is bigger, Austin or College Station?

Austin, with 993,588 residents in July 2024 against 128,023 for College Station, 7.8 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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