Texas
Distance from Edinburg to San Antonio
Straight-line distance
218.4mi
Edinburg, TX and San Antonio, TX are 218.4 miles (351.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Edinburg, the shortest path starts out heading N (354°).
- kilometers
- 351.6
- nautical miles
- 189.8
- heading from Edinburg
- 354° N
- heading from San Antonio
- 174° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Edinburg is from San Antonio
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Edinburg and San Antonio is 218.4 miles, 351.6 km or 189.8 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 218.4 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 218.4
- Kilometers
- 351.6
- Nautical miles
- 189.8
- Bearing from Edinburg
- 354.1° N
- Bearing arriving at San Antonio
- 354.0°
- Bearing from San Antonio
- 174.0° S
Halfway between Edinburg and San Antonio
The great-circle midpoint is at 27.890674, -98.336304 (27°53'26.43"N 98°20'10.69"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Diego, TX, with 3,620 residents, 10.7 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, Edinburg gets 13 h 47 min of daylight and San Antonio 14 h 02 min; on December 21, 10 h 29 min and 10 h 15 min. San Antonio is 3.14° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
San Antonio has 14.0 times the population of Edinburg. From July 2020 to July 2024, Edinburg changed by +7.9% and San Antonio by +6.1%. Both are in Texas.
- 01Edinburg, TX108,733 (+7.9%)
- 02San Antonio, TX1,526,656 (+6.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is Edinburg from San Antonio?
218.4 miles, 351.6 km or 189.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is San Antonio from Edinburg?
N. The great-circle path leaves Edinburg on a bearing of 354.1° and arrives at San Antonio on 354.0°. The return trip starts on 174.0°.
What is halfway between Edinburg and San Antonio?
The midpoint is at 27.890674, -98.336304. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Diego, TX, 10.7 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Edinburg and San Antonio?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Edinburg or San Antonio?
San Antonio, with 1,526,656 residents in July 2024 against 108,733 for Edinburg, 14.0 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.