Texas

Distance from College Station to Killeen

Straight-line distance

91.7mi

College Station, TX and Killeen, TX are 91.7 miles (147.6 km) apart in a straight line. From College Station, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (292°).

kilometers
147.6
nautical miles
79.7
heading from College Station
292° WNW
heading from Killeen
111° ESE
College StationKilleen

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

How far College Station is from Killeen

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of College Station and Killeen is 91.7 miles, 147.6 km or 79.7 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 91.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
91.7
Kilometers
147.6
Nautical miles
79.7
Bearing from College Station
292.1° WNW
Bearing arriving at Killeen
291.4°
Bearing from Killeen
111.4° ESE

Halfway between College Station and Killeen

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.833429, -97.012359 (30°50'0.34"N 97°00'44.49"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cameron, TX, with 5,527 residents, 2.9 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, College Station gets 14 h 08 min of daylight and Killeen 14 h 10 min; on December 21, 10 h 10 min and 10 h 08 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Killeen has 1.3 times the population of College Station. From July 2020 to July 2024, College Station changed by +6.0% and Killeen by +4.5%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01College Station, TX128,023 (+6.0%)
  2. 02Killeen, TX160,616 (+4.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is College Station from Killeen?

91.7 miles, 147.6 km or 79.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Killeen from College Station?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves College Station on a bearing of 292.1° and arrives at Killeen on 291.4°. The return trip starts on 111.4°.

What is halfway between College Station and Killeen?

The midpoint is at 30.833429, -97.012359. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cameron, TX, 2.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between College Station and Killeen?

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

Which is bigger, College Station or Killeen?

Killeen, with 160,616 residents in July 2024 against 128,023 for College Station, 1.3 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.