Texas

Distance from Austin to League City

Straight-line distance

168.0mi

Austin, TX and League City, TX are 168.0 miles (270.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Austin, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (109°).

kilometers
270.4
nautical miles
146.0
heading from Austin
109° ESE
heading from League City
290° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Austin is from League City

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Austin and League City is 168.0 miles, 270.4 km or 146.0 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 168.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
168.0
Kilometers
270.4
Nautical miles
146.0
Bearing from Austin
108.8° ESE
Bearing arriving at League City
110.1°
Bearing from League City
290.1° WNW

Halfway between Austin and League City

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.900946, -96.426235 (29°54'3.41"N 96°25'34.44"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bellville, TX, with 4,291 residents, 10.5 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 League City 14 h 02 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 15 min. Austin is 0.81° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Austin has 8.4 times the population of League City. From July 2020 to July 2024, Austin changed by +2.9% and League City by +3.3%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Austin, TX993,588 (+2.9%)
  2. 02League City, TX118,456 (+3.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Austin from League City?

168.0 miles, 270.4 km or 146.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is League City from Austin?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Austin on a bearing of 108.8° and arrives at League City on 110.1°. The return trip starts on 290.1°.

What is halfway between Austin and League City?

The midpoint is at 29.900946, -96.426235. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bellville, TX, 10.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Austin and League City?

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

Which is bigger, Austin or League City?

Austin, with 993,588 residents in July 2024 against 118,456 for League City, 8.4 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.