New Mexico to Texas

Distance from Las Cruces to Odessa

Straight-line distance

261.9mi

Las Cruces, NM and Odessa, TX are 261.9 miles (421.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Las Cruces, the shortest path starts out heading E (96°).

kilometers
421.5
nautical miles
227.6
heading from Las Cruces
96° E
heading from Odessa
278° W
Las CrucesOdessa

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

How far Las Cruces is from Odessa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Las Cruces and Odessa is 261.9 miles, 421.5 km or 227.6 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 261.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
261.9
Kilometers
421.5
Nautical miles
227.6
Bearing from Las Cruces
95.6° E
Bearing arriving at Odessa
97.9°
Bearing from Odessa
277.9° W

Halfway between Las Cruces and Odessa

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.122858, -104.562072 (32°07'22.29"N 104°33'43.46"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Carlsbad, NM, with 31,999 residents, 26.8 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Las Cruces uses America/Denver and Odessa uses America/Chicago; Odessa is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Las Cruces gets 14 h 16 min of daylight and Odessa 14 h 14 min; on December 21, 10 h 02 min and 10 h 04 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Odessa has 1.0 times the population of Las Cruces. From July 2020 to July 2024, Las Cruces changed by +4.7% and Odessa by +4.2%. The trip crosses from New Mexico into Texas.

  1. 01Las Cruces, NM116,998 (+4.7%)
  2. 02Odessa, TX119,748 (+4.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Las Cruces from Odessa?

261.9 miles, 421.5 km or 227.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Odessa from Las Cruces?

E. The great-circle path leaves Las Cruces on a bearing of 95.6° and arrives at Odessa on 97.9°. The return trip starts on 277.9°.

What is halfway between Las Cruces and Odessa?

The midpoint is at 32.122858, -104.562072. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Carlsbad, NM, 26.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Las Cruces and Odessa?

Las Cruces uses America/Denver and Odessa uses America/Chicago; Odessa is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Las Cruces or Odessa?

Odessa, with 119,748 residents in July 2024 against 116,998 for Las Cruces, 1.0 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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