Oklahoma to Missouri

Distance from Broken Arrow to Springfield

Straight-line distance

159.5mi

Broken Arrow, OK and Springfield, MO are 159.5 miles (256.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Broken Arrow, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (59°).

kilometers
256.7
nautical miles
138.6
heading from Broken Arrow
59° ENE
heading from Springfield
241° WSW
Broken ArrowSpringfield

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

How far Broken Arrow is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Broken Arrow and Springfield is 159.5 miles, 256.7 km or 138.6 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 159.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
159.5
Kilometers
256.7
Nautical miles
138.6
Bearing from Broken Arrow
59.2° ENE
Bearing arriving at Springfield
60.6°
Bearing from Springfield
240.6° WSW

Halfway between Broken Arrow and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.621818, -94.546142 (36°37'18.54"N 94°32'46.11"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Anderson, MO, with 2,089 residents, 6.0 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, Broken Arrow gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and Springfield 14 h 43 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 36 min. Springfield is 1.16° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Springfield has 1.4 times the population of Broken Arrow. From July 2020 to July 2024, Broken Arrow changed by +7.7% and Springfield by +0.9%. The trip crosses from Oklahoma into Missouri.

  1. 01Broken Arrow, OK122,756 (+7.7%)
  2. 02Springfield, MO170,596 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Broken Arrow from Springfield?

159.5 miles, 256.7 km or 138.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Broken Arrow?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Broken Arrow on a bearing of 59.2° and arrives at Springfield on 60.6°. The return trip starts on 240.6°.

What is halfway between Broken Arrow and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 36.621818, -94.546142. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Anderson, MO, 6.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Broken Arrow and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Broken Arrow or Springfield?

Springfield, with 170,596 residents in July 2024 against 122,756 for Broken Arrow, 1.4 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.