Arkansas to Kansas

Distance from Fayetteville to Overland Park

Straight-line distance

196.8mi

Fayetteville, AR and Overland Park, KS are 196.8 miles (316.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Fayetteville, the shortest path starts out heading N (352°).

kilometers
316.7
nautical miles
171.0
heading from Fayetteville
352° N
heading from Overland Park
171° S
FayettevilleOverland Park

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

How far Fayetteville is from Overland Park

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fayetteville and Overland Park is 196.8 miles, 316.7 km or 171.0 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 196.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
196.8
Kilometers
316.7
Nautical miles
171.0
Bearing from Fayetteville
351.8° N
Bearing arriving at Overland Park
351.4°
Bearing from Overland Park
171.4° S

Halfway between Fayetteville and Overland Park

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.480539, -94.423659 (37°28'49.94"N 94°25'25.17"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lamar, MO, with 4,299 residents, 8.0 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, Fayetteville gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and Overland Park 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 42 min and 9 h 26 min. Overland Park is 2.82° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Overland Park has 2.0 times the population of Fayetteville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fayetteville changed by +8.8% and Overland Park by +2.5%. The trip crosses from Arkansas into Kansas.

  1. 01Fayetteville, AR103,134 (+8.8%)
  2. 02Overland Park, KS202,893 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fayetteville from Overland Park?

196.8 miles, 316.7 km or 171.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Overland Park from Fayetteville?

N. The great-circle path leaves Fayetteville on a bearing of 351.8° and arrives at Overland Park on 351.4°. The return trip starts on 171.4°.

What is halfway between Fayetteville and Overland Park?

The midpoint is at 37.480539, -94.423659. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lamar, MO, 8.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fayetteville and Overland Park?

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

Which is bigger, Fayetteville or Overland Park?

Overland Park, with 202,893 residents in July 2024 against 103,134 for Fayetteville, 2.0 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.

  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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