Kansas

Distance from Kansas City to Overland Park

Straight-line distance

16.4mi

Kansas City, KS and Overland Park, KS are 16.4 miles (26.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Kansas City, the shortest path starts out heading S (170°).

kilometers
26.3
nautical miles
14.2
heading from Kansas City
170° S
heading from Overland Park
350° N
Kansas CityOverland Park

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

How far Kansas City is from Overland Park

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Kansas City and Overland Park is 16.4 miles, 26.3 km or 14.2 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 16.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.4
Kilometers
26.3
Nautical miles
14.2
Bearing from Kansas City
170.3° S
Bearing arriving at Overland Park
170.3°
Bearing from Overland Park
350.3° N

Halfway between Kansas City and Overland Park

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.005753, -94.716158 (39°00'20.71"N 94°42'58.17"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Merriam, KS, with 11,560 residents, 1.4 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, Kansas City gets 14 h 55 min of daylight and Overland Park 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 25 min and 9 h 26 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Overland Park has 1.3 times the population of Kansas City. From July 2020 to July 2024, Kansas City changed by +0.3% and Overland Park by +2.5%. Both are in Kansas.

  1. 01Kansas City, KS156,752 (+0.3%)
  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 Kansas City from Overland Park?

16.4 miles, 26.3 km or 14.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Overland Park from Kansas City?

S. The great-circle path leaves Kansas City on a bearing of 170.3° and arrives at Overland Park on 170.3°. The return trip starts on 350.3°.

What is halfway between Kansas City and Overland Park?

The midpoint is at 39.005753, -94.716158. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Merriam, KS, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Kansas City and Overland Park?

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

Which is bigger, Kansas City or Overland Park?

Overland Park, with 202,893 residents in July 2024 against 156,752 for Kansas City, 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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