Nebraska

Distance from Lincoln to Omaha

Straight-line distance

45.0mi

Lincoln, NE and Omaha, NE are 45.0 miles (72.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Lincoln, the shortest path starts out heading NE (46°).

kilometers
72.4
nautical miles
39.1
heading from Lincoln
46° NE
heading from Omaha
226° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Lincoln is from Omaha

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lincoln and Omaha is 45.0 miles, 72.4 km or 39.1 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 45.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
45.0
Kilometers
72.4
Nautical miles
39.1
Bearing from Lincoln
45.8° NE
Bearing arriving at Omaha
46.2°
Bearing from Omaha
226.2° SW

Halfway between Lincoln and Omaha

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.036917, -96.365268 (41°02'12.90"N 96°21'54.96"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Ashland, NE, with 3,369 residents, 0.4 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, Lincoln gets 15 h 06 min of daylight and Omaha 15 h 09 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 9 h 12 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Omaha has 1.6 times the population of Lincoln. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lincoln changed by +3.0% and Omaha by -0.7%. Both are in Nebraska.

  1. 01Lincoln, NE300,619 (+3.0%)
  2. 02Omaha, NE489,265 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lincoln from Omaha?

45.0 miles, 72.4 km or 39.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Omaha from Lincoln?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Lincoln on a bearing of 45.8° and arrives at Omaha on 46.2°. The return trip starts on 226.2°.

What is halfway between Lincoln and Omaha?

The midpoint is at 41.036917, -96.365268. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Ashland, NE, 0.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lincoln and Omaha?

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

Which is bigger, Lincoln or Omaha?

Omaha, with 489,265 residents in July 2024 against 300,619 for Lincoln, 1.6 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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