Texas

Distance from Austin to Killeen

Straight-line distance

53.8mi

Austin, TX and Killeen, TX are 53.8 miles (86.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Austin, the shortest path starts out heading N (1°).

kilometers
86.7
nautical miles
46.8
heading from Austin
1° N
heading from Killeen
181° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Austin is from Killeen

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Austin and Killeen is 53.8 miles, 86.7 km or 46.8 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 53.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
53.8
Kilometers
86.7
Nautical miles
46.8
Bearing from Austin
1.4° N
Bearing arriving at Killeen
1.4°
Bearing from Killeen
181.4° S

Halfway between Austin and Killeen

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.688150, -97.743095 (30°41'17.34"N 97°44'35.14"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Georgetown, TX, with 101,344 residents, 3.0 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 Killeen 14 h 10 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 08 min. Killeen is 0.78° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Austin has 6.2 times the population of Killeen. From July 2020 to July 2024, Austin changed by +2.9% and Killeen by +4.5%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Austin, TX993,588 (+2.9%)
  2. 02Killeen, TX160,616 (+4.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Austin from Killeen?

53.8 miles, 86.7 km or 46.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Killeen from Austin?

N. The great-circle path leaves Austin on a bearing of 1.4° and arrives at Killeen on 1.4°. The return trip starts on 181.4°.

What is halfway between Austin and Killeen?

The midpoint is at 30.688150, -97.743095. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Georgetown, TX, 3.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Austin and Killeen?

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

Which is bigger, Austin or Killeen?

Austin, with 993,588 residents in July 2024 against 160,616 for Killeen, 6.2 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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