Texas

Distance from College Station to Waco

Straight-line distance

85.5mi

College Station, TX and Waco, TX are 85.5 miles (137.6 km) apart in a straight line. From College Station, the shortest path starts out heading NW (322°).

kilometers
137.6
nautical miles
74.3
heading from College Station
322° NW
heading from Waco
142° SE
College StationWaco

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

How far College Station is from Waco

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of College Station and Waco is 85.5 miles, 137.6 km or 74.3 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 85.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
85.5
Kilometers
137.6
Nautical miles
74.3
Bearing from College Station
322.0° NW
Bearing arriving at Waco
321.6°
Bearing from Waco
141.6° SE

Halfway between College Station and Waco

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.072370, -96.740765 (31°04'20.53"N 96°44'26.75"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rosebud, TX, with 1,341 residents, 13.9 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 Waco 14 h 13 min; on December 21, 10 h 10 min and 10 h 05 min. Waco is 0.97° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Waco has 1.1 times the population of College Station. From July 2020 to July 2024, College Station changed by +6.0% and Waco by +4.3%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01College Station, TX128,023 (+6.0%)
  2. 02Waco, TX146,608 (+4.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is College Station from Waco?

85.5 miles, 137.6 km or 74.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Waco from College Station?

NW. The great-circle path leaves College Station on a bearing of 322.0° and arrives at Waco on 321.6°. The return trip starts on 141.6°.

What is halfway between College Station and Waco?

The midpoint is at 31.072370, -96.740765. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rosebud, TX, 13.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between College Station and Waco?

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

Which is bigger, College Station or Waco?

Waco, with 146,608 residents in July 2024 against 128,023 for College Station, 1.1 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.