Texas

Distance from Austin to Conroe

Straight-line distance

135.4mi

Austin, TX and Conroe, TX are 135.4 miles (217.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Austin, the shortest path starts out heading E (89°).

kilometers
217.9
nautical miles
117.6
heading from Austin
89° E
heading from Conroe
270° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Austin is from Conroe

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Austin and Conroe is 135.4 miles, 217.9 km or 117.6 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 135.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
135.4
Kilometers
217.9
Nautical miles
117.6
Bearing from Austin
88.5° E
Bearing arriving at Conroe
89.7°
Bearing from Conroe
269.7° W

Halfway between Austin and Conroe

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.318547, -96.619524 (30°19'6.77"N 96°37'10.29"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Somerville, TX, with 1,478 residents, 5.6 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 Conroe 14 h 06 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 11 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Austin has 8.7 times the population of Conroe. From July 2020 to July 2024, Austin changed by +2.9% and Conroe by +25.6%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Austin, TX993,588 (+2.9%)
  2. 02Conroe, TX114,581 (+25.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Austin from Conroe?

135.4 miles, 217.9 km or 117.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Conroe from Austin?

E. The great-circle path leaves Austin on a bearing of 88.5° and arrives at Conroe on 89.7°. The return trip starts on 269.7°.

What is halfway between Austin and Conroe?

The midpoint is at 30.318547, -96.619524. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Somerville, TX, 5.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Austin and Conroe?

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

Which is bigger, Austin or Conroe?

Austin, with 993,588 residents in July 2024 against 114,581 for Conroe, 8.7 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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