Texas

Distance from Georgetown to Round Rock

Straight-line distance

10.0mi

Georgetown, TX and Round Rock, TX are 10.0 miles (16.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Georgetown, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (168°).

kilometers
16.2
nautical miles
8.7
heading from Georgetown
168° SSE
heading from Round Rock
348° NNW
GeorgetownRound Rock

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

How far Georgetown is from Round Rock

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Georgetown and Round Rock is 10.0 miles, 16.2 km or 8.7 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 10.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
10.0
Kilometers
16.2
Nautical miles
8.7
Bearing from Georgetown
167.9° SSE
Bearing arriving at Round Rock
168.0°
Bearing from Round Rock
348.0° NNW

Halfway between Georgetown and Round Rock

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.597101, -97.681087 (30°35'49.56"N 97°40'51.91"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Georgetown, TX, with 101,344 residents, 5.0 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, Georgetown gets 14 h 08 min of daylight and Round Rock 14 h 07 min; on December 21, 10 h 10 min and 10 h 10 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Round Rock has 1.3 times the population of Georgetown. From July 2020 to July 2024, Georgetown changed by +47.5% and Round Rock by +12.3%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Georgetown, TX101,344 (+47.5%)
  2. 02Round Rock, TX135,359 (+12.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Georgetown from Round Rock?

10.0 miles, 16.2 km or 8.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Round Rock from Georgetown?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Georgetown on a bearing of 167.9° and arrives at Round Rock on 168.0°. The return trip starts on 348.0°.

What is halfway between Georgetown and Round Rock?

The midpoint is at 30.597101, -97.681087. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Georgetown, TX, 5.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Georgetown and Round Rock?

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

Which is bigger, Georgetown or Round Rock?

Round Rock, with 135,359 residents in July 2024 against 101,344 for Georgetown, 1.3 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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