Nebraska to Kansas

Distance from Lincoln to Olathe

Straight-line distance

165.6mi

Lincoln, NE and Olathe, KS are 165.6 miles (266.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Lincoln, the shortest path starts out heading SE (143°).

kilometers
266.5
nautical miles
143.9
heading from Lincoln
143° SE
heading from Olathe
324° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Lincoln is from Olathe

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lincoln and Olathe is 165.6 miles, 266.5 km or 143.9 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 165.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
165.6
Kilometers
266.5
Nautical miles
143.9
Bearing from Lincoln
143.0° SE
Bearing arriving at Olathe
144.1°
Bearing from Olathe
324.1° NW

Halfway between Lincoln and Olathe

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.849842, -95.734474 (39°50'59.43"N 95°44'4.11"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Sabetha, KS, with 2,476 residents, 5.2 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, Lincoln gets 15 h 06 min of daylight and Olathe 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 9 h 26 min. Lincoln is 1.93° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lincoln has 2.0 times the population of Olathe. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lincoln changed by +3.0% and Olathe by +5.3%. The trip crosses from Nebraska into Kansas.

  1. 01Lincoln, NE300,619 (+3.0%)
  2. 02Olathe, KS149,035 (+5.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lincoln from Olathe?

165.6 miles, 266.5 km or 143.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Olathe from Lincoln?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Lincoln on a bearing of 143.0° and arrives at Olathe on 144.1°. The return trip starts on 324.1°.

What is halfway between Lincoln and Olathe?

The midpoint is at 39.849842, -95.734474. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Sabetha, KS, 5.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lincoln and Olathe?

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

Which is bigger, Lincoln or Olathe?

Lincoln, with 300,619 residents in July 2024 against 149,035 for Olathe, 2.0 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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