Texas

Distance from Killeen to Midland

Straight-line distance

266.1mi

Killeen, TX and Midland, TX are 266.1 miles (428.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Killeen, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (285°).

kilometers
428.3
nautical miles
231.3
heading from Killeen
285° WNW
heading from Midland
103° ESE
KilleenMidland

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

How far Killeen is from Midland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Killeen and Midland is 266.1 miles, 428.3 km or 231.3 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 266.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
266.1
Kilometers
428.3
Nautical miles
231.3
Bearing from Killeen
285.4° WNW
Bearing arriving at Midland
283.1°
Bearing from Midland
103.1° ESE

Halfway between Killeen and Midland

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.569833, -99.911629 (31°34'11.40"N 99°54'41.86"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Ballinger, TX, with 3,530 residents, 12.0 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, Killeen gets 14 h 10 min of daylight and Midland 14 h 15 min; on December 21, 10 h 08 min and 10 h 03 min. Midland is 0.95° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Killeen has 1.1 times the population of Midland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Killeen changed by +4.5% and Midland by +7.8%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Killeen, TX160,616 (+4.5%)
  2. 02Midland, TX143,687 (+7.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Killeen from Midland?

266.1 miles, 428.3 km or 231.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Midland from Killeen?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Killeen on a bearing of 285.4° and arrives at Midland on 283.1°. The return trip starts on 103.1°.

What is halfway between Killeen and Midland?

The midpoint is at 31.569833, -99.911629. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Ballinger, TX, 12.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Killeen and Midland?

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

Which is bigger, Killeen or Midland?

Killeen, with 160,616 residents in July 2024 against 143,687 for Midland, 1.1 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.

  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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