Arkansas to Oklahoma

Distance from Little Rock to Tulsa

Straight-line distance

221.8mi

Little Rock, AR and Tulsa, OK are 221.8 miles (356.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Little Rock, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (297°).

kilometers
356.9
nautical miles
192.7
heading from Little Rock
297° WNW
heading from Tulsa
115° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Little Rock is from Tulsa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Little Rock and Tulsa is 221.8 miles, 356.9 km or 192.7 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 221.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
221.8
Kilometers
356.9
Nautical miles
192.7
Bearing from Little Rock
296.9° WNW
Bearing arriving at Tulsa
294.9°
Bearing from Tulsa
114.9° ESE

Halfway between Little Rock and Tulsa

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.439593, -94.115018 (35°26'22.53"N 94°06'54.06"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mulberry, AR, with 1,624 residents, 5.3 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, Little Rock gets 14 h 29 min of daylight and Tulsa 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 50 min and 9 h 42 min. Tulsa is 1.40° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tulsa has 2.0 times the population of Little Rock. From July 2020 to July 2024, Little Rock changed by +1.1% and Tulsa by +0.4%. The trip crosses from Arkansas into Oklahoma.

  1. 01Little Rock, AR204,774 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Tulsa, OK415,154 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Little Rock from Tulsa?

221.8 miles, 356.9 km or 192.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tulsa from Little Rock?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Little Rock on a bearing of 296.9° and arrives at Tulsa on 294.9°. The return trip starts on 114.9°.

What is halfway between Little Rock and Tulsa?

The midpoint is at 35.439593, -94.115018. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mulberry, AR, 5.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Little Rock and Tulsa?

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

Which is bigger, Little Rock or Tulsa?

Tulsa, with 415,154 residents in July 2024 against 204,774 for Little Rock, 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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