Texas to New Mexico

Distance from Lubbock to Rio Rancho

Straight-line distance

298.8mi

Lubbock, TX and Rio Rancho, NM are 298.8 miles (480.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Lubbock, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (295°).

kilometers
480.9
nautical miles
259.7
heading from Lubbock
295° WNW
heading from Rio Rancho
112° ESE
LubbockRio Rancho

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

How far Lubbock is from Rio Rancho

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lubbock and Rio Rancho is 298.8 miles, 480.9 km or 259.7 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 298.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
298.8
Kilometers
480.9
Nautical miles
259.7
Bearing from Lubbock
294.8° WNW
Bearing arriving at Rio Rancho
292.1°
Bearing from Rio Rancho
112.1° ESE

Halfway between Lubbock and Rio Rancho

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.447045, -104.269099 (34°26'49.36"N 104°16'8.75"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Santa Rosa, NM, with 2,824 residents, 40.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Lubbock uses America/Chicago and Rio Rancho uses America/Denver; Rio Rancho is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Lubbock gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and Rio Rancho 14 h 32 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 47 min. Rio Rancho is 1.72° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Lubbock has 2.4 times the population of Rio Rancho. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lubbock changed by +5.4% and Rio Rancho by +7.7%. The trip crosses from Texas into New Mexico.

  1. 01Lubbock, TX272,086 (+5.4%)
  2. 02Rio Rancho, NM112,524 (+7.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lubbock from Rio Rancho?

298.8 miles, 480.9 km or 259.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rio Rancho from Lubbock?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Lubbock on a bearing of 294.8° and arrives at Rio Rancho on 292.1°. The return trip starts on 112.1°.

What is halfway between Lubbock and Rio Rancho?

The midpoint is at 34.447045, -104.269099. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Santa Rosa, NM, 40.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lubbock and Rio Rancho?

Lubbock uses America/Chicago and Rio Rancho uses America/Denver; Rio Rancho is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Lubbock or Rio Rancho?

Lubbock, with 272,086 residents in July 2024 against 112,524 for Rio Rancho, 2.4 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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