Texas

Distance from Killeen to Waco

Straight-line distance

46.1mi

Killeen, TX and Waco, TX are 46.1 miles (74.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Killeen, the shortest path starts out heading NE (44°).

kilometers
74.2
nautical miles
40.1
heading from Killeen
44° NE
heading from Waco
224° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Killeen is from Waco

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Killeen and Waco is 46.1 miles, 74.2 km or 40.1 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 46.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
46.1
Kilometers
74.2
Nautical miles
40.1
Bearing from Killeen
43.8° NE
Bearing arriving at Waco
44.1°
Bearing from Waco
224.1° SW

Halfway between Killeen and Waco

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.318135, -97.461541 (31°19'5.29"N 97°27'41.55"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Moody, TX, with 1,620 residents, 6.1 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Killeen gets 14 h 10 min of daylight and Waco 14 h 13 min; on December 21, 10 h 08 min and 10 h 05 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Killeen has 1.1 times the population of Waco. From July 2020 to July 2024, Killeen changed by +4.5% and Waco by +4.3%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Killeen, TX160,616 (+4.5%)
  2. 02Waco, TX146,608 (+4.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Killeen from Waco?

46.1 miles, 74.2 km or 40.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Waco from Killeen?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Killeen on a bearing of 43.8° and arrives at Waco on 44.1°. The return trip starts on 224.1°.

What is halfway between Killeen and Waco?

The midpoint is at 31.318135, -97.461541. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Moody, TX, 6.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Killeen and Waco?

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

Which is bigger, Killeen or Waco?

Killeen, with 160,616 residents in July 2024 against 146,608 for Waco, 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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