Texas
Distance from Brownsville to Corpus Christi
Straight-line distance
122.7mi
Brownsville, TX and Corpus Christi, TX are 122.7 miles (197.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Brownsville, the shortest path starts out heading N (8°).
- kilometers
- 197.5
- nautical miles
- 106.6
- heading from Brownsville
- 8° N
- heading from Corpus Christi
- 188° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Brownsville is from Corpus Christi
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Brownsville and Corpus Christi is 122.7 miles, 197.5 km or 106.6 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 122.7 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 122.7
- Kilometers
- 197.5
- Nautical miles
- 106.6
- Bearing from Brownsville
- 7.9° N
- Bearing arriving at Corpus Christi
- 8.1°
- Bearing from Corpus Christi
- 188.1° S
Halfway between Brownsville and Corpus Christi
The great-circle midpoint is at 26.875068, -97.313179 (26°52'30.24"N 97°18'47.44"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Raymondville, TX, with 10,107 residents, 39.8 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, Brownsville gets 13 h 46 min of daylight and Corpus Christi 13 h 54 min; on December 21, 10 h 31 min and 10 h 23 min. Corpus Christi is 1.76° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Corpus Christi has 1.7 times the population of Brownsville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Brownsville changed by +2.8% and Corpus Christi by -0.3%. Both are in Texas.
- 01Brownsville, TX191,967 (+2.8%)
- 02Corpus Christi, TX317,317 (-0.3%)
Questions people ask
How far is Brownsville from Corpus Christi?
122.7 miles, 197.5 km or 106.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Corpus Christi from Brownsville?
N. The great-circle path leaves Brownsville on a bearing of 7.9° and arrives at Corpus Christi on 8.1°. The return trip starts on 188.1°.
What is halfway between Brownsville and Corpus Christi?
The midpoint is at 26.875068, -97.313179. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Raymondville, TX, 39.8 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Brownsville and Corpus Christi?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Brownsville or Corpus Christi?
Corpus Christi, with 317,317 residents in July 2024 against 191,967 for Brownsville, 1.7 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.