Missouri to Kansas

Distance from Columbia to Olathe

Straight-line distance

134.1mi

Columbia, MO and Olathe, KS are 134.1 miles (215.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Columbia, the shortest path starts out heading W (269°).

kilometers
215.9
nautical miles
116.6
heading from Columbia
269° W
heading from Olathe
87° E
ColumbiaOlathe

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

How far Columbia is from Olathe

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Columbia and Olathe is 134.1 miles, 215.9 km or 116.6 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 134.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
134.1
Kilometers
215.9
Nautical miles
116.6
Bearing from Columbia
268.9° W
Bearing arriving at Olathe
267.3°
Bearing from Olathe
87.3° E

Halfway between Columbia and Olathe

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.921282, -93.573824 (38°55'16.61"N 93°34'25.77"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Concordia, MO, with 2,358 residents, 4.6 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, Columbia gets 14 h 54 min of daylight and Olathe 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 26 min and 9 h 26 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Olathe has 1.1 times the population of Columbia. From July 2020 to July 2024, Columbia changed by +3.6% and Olathe by +5.3%. The trip crosses from Missouri into Kansas.

  1. 01Columbia, MO130,900 (+3.6%)
  2. 02Olathe, KS149,035 (+5.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Columbia from Olathe?

134.1 miles, 215.9 km or 116.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Olathe from Columbia?

W. The great-circle path leaves Columbia on a bearing of 268.9° and arrives at Olathe on 267.3°. The return trip starts on 87.3°.

What is halfway between Columbia and Olathe?

The midpoint is at 38.921282, -93.573824. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Concordia, MO, 4.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Columbia and Olathe?

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

Which is bigger, Columbia or Olathe?

Olathe, with 149,035 residents in July 2024 against 130,900 for Columbia, 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)

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