Nebraska to Kansas

Distance from Lincoln to Overland Park

Straight-line distance

169.4mi

Lincoln, NE and Overland Park, KS are 169.4 miles (272.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Lincoln, the shortest path starts out heading SE (141°).

kilometers
272.6
nautical miles
147.2
heading from Lincoln
141° SE
heading from Overland Park
322° NW
LincolnOverland Park

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

How far Lincoln is from Overland Park

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lincoln and Overland Park is 169.4 miles, 272.6 km or 147.2 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 169.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
169.4
Kilometers
272.6
Nautical miles
147.2
Bearing from Lincoln
140.9° SE
Bearing arriving at Overland Park
142.2°
Bearing from Overland Park
322.2° NW

Halfway between Lincoln and Overland Park

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.853875, -95.668863 (39°51'13.95"N 95°40'7.91"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hiawatha, KS, with 3,137 residents, 7.0 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, Lincoln gets 15 h 06 min of daylight and Overland Park 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 9 h 26 min. Lincoln is 1.92° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lincoln has 1.5 times the population of Overland Park. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lincoln changed by +3.0% and Overland Park by +2.5%. The trip crosses from Nebraska into Kansas.

  1. 01Lincoln, NE300,619 (+3.0%)
  2. 02Overland Park, KS202,893 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lincoln from Overland Park?

169.4 miles, 272.6 km or 147.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Overland Park from Lincoln?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Lincoln on a bearing of 140.9° and arrives at Overland Park on 142.2°. The return trip starts on 322.2°.

What is halfway between Lincoln and Overland Park?

The midpoint is at 39.853875, -95.668863. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hiawatha, KS, 7.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lincoln and Overland Park?

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

Which is bigger, Lincoln or Overland Park?

Lincoln, with 300,619 residents in July 2024 against 202,893 for Overland Park, 1.5 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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