Texas to New Mexico
Distance from El Paso to Rio Rancho
Straight-line distance
238.0mi
El Paso, TX and Rio Rancho, NM are 238.0 miles (383.0 km) apart in a straight line. From El Paso, the shortest path starts out heading N (356°).
- kilometers
- 383.0
- nautical miles
- 206.8
- heading from El Paso
- 356° N
- heading from Rio Rancho
- 176° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far El Paso is from Rio Rancho
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Paso and Rio Rancho is 238.0 miles, 383.0 km or 206.8 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 238.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 238.0
- Kilometers
- 383.0
- Nautical miles
- 206.8
- Bearing from El Paso
- 356.4° N
- Bearing arriving at Rio Rancho
- 356.2°
- Bearing from Rio Rancho
- 176.2° S
Halfway between El Paso and Rio Rancho
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.566522, -106.562334 (33°33'59.48"N 106°33'44.40"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Socorro, NM, with 8,348 residents, 39.1 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/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, El Paso gets 14 h 14 min of daylight and Rio Rancho 14 h 32 min; on December 21, 10 h 04 min and 9 h 47 min. Rio Rancho is 3.44° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
El Paso has 6.1 times the population of Rio Rancho. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Paso changed by +0.3% and Rio Rancho by +7.7%. The trip crosses from Texas into New Mexico.
- 01El Paso, TX681,723 (+0.3%)
- 02Rio Rancho, NM112,524 (+7.7%)
Questions people ask
How far is El Paso from Rio Rancho?
238.0 miles, 383.0 km or 206.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Rio Rancho from El Paso?
N. The great-circle path leaves El Paso on a bearing of 356.4° and arrives at Rio Rancho on 356.2°. The return trip starts on 176.2°.
What is halfway between El Paso and Rio Rancho?
The midpoint is at 33.566522, -106.562334. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Socorro, NM, 39.1 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between El Paso and Rio Rancho?
Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, El Paso or Rio Rancho?
El Paso, with 681,723 residents in July 2024 against 112,524 for Rio Rancho, 6.1 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.
- 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.