Texas

Distance from Austin to Georgetown

Straight-line distance

25.7mi

Austin, TX and Georgetown, TX are 25.7 miles (41.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Austin, the shortest path starts out heading N (7°).

kilometers
41.4
nautical miles
22.4
heading from Austin
7° N
heading from Georgetown
187° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Austin is from Georgetown

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Austin and Georgetown is 25.7 miles, 41.4 km or 22.4 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 25.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
25.7
Kilometers
41.4
Nautical miles
22.4
Bearing from Austin
7.3° N
Bearing arriving at Georgetown
7.4°
Bearing from Georgetown
187.4° S

Halfway between Austin and Georgetown

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.483353, -97.726453 (30°29'0.07"N 97°43'35.23"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Round Rock, TX, with 135,359 residents, 4.8 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, Austin gets 14 h 06 min of daylight and Georgetown 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 9.8 times the population of Georgetown. From July 2020 to July 2024, Austin changed by +2.9% and Georgetown by +47.5%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Austin, TX993,588 (+2.9%)
  2. 02Georgetown, TX101,344 (+47.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Austin from Georgetown?

25.7 miles, 41.4 km or 22.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Georgetown from Austin?

N. The great-circle path leaves Austin on a bearing of 7.3° and arrives at Georgetown on 7.4°. The return trip starts on 187.4°.

What is halfway between Austin and Georgetown?

The midpoint is at 30.483353, -97.726453. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Round Rock, TX, 4.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Austin and Georgetown?

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

Which is bigger, Austin or Georgetown?

Austin, with 993,588 residents in July 2024 against 101,344 for Georgetown, 9.8 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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