Texas
Distance from El Paso to Odessa
Straight-line distance
239.8mi
El Paso, TX and Odessa, TX are 239.8 miles (385.9 km) apart in a straight line. From El Paso, the shortest path starts out heading E (88°).
- kilometers
- 385.9
- nautical miles
- 208.3
- heading from El Paso
- 88° E
- heading from Odessa
- 271° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far El Paso is from Odessa
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Paso and Odessa is 239.8 miles, 385.9 km or 208.3 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 239.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 239.8
- Kilometers
- 385.9
- Nautical miles
- 208.3
- Bearing from El Paso
- 88.4° E
- Bearing arriving at Odessa
- 90.5°
- Bearing from Odessa
- 270.5° W
Halfway between El Paso and Odessa
The great-circle midpoint is at 31.880485, -104.388563 (31°52'49.75"N 104°23'18.83"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Loving, NM, with 1,359 residents, 32.8 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
El Paso uses America/Denver and Odessa uses America/Chicago; Odessa is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, El Paso gets 14 h 14 min of daylight and Odessa 14 h 14 min; on December 21, 10 h 04 min and 10 h 04 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
El Paso has 5.7 times the population of Odessa. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Paso changed by +0.3% and Odessa by +4.2%. Both are in Texas.
- 01El Paso, TX681,723 (+0.3%)
- 02Odessa, TX119,748 (+4.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is El Paso from Odessa?
239.8 miles, 385.9 km or 208.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Odessa from El Paso?
E. The great-circle path leaves El Paso on a bearing of 88.4° and arrives at Odessa on 90.5°. The return trip starts on 270.5°.
What is halfway between El Paso and Odessa?
The midpoint is at 31.880485, -104.388563. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Loving, NM, 32.8 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between El Paso and Odessa?
El Paso uses America/Denver and Odessa uses America/Chicago; Odessa is 1 hour ahead all year.
Which is bigger, El Paso or Odessa?
El Paso, with 681,723 residents in July 2024 against 119,748 for Odessa, 5.7 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.