Texas
Distance from Lubbock to San Angelo
Straight-line distance
168.8mi
Lubbock, TX and San Angelo, TX are 168.8 miles (271.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Lubbock, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (150°).
- kilometers
- 271.7
- nautical miles
- 146.7
- heading from Lubbock
- 150° SSE
- heading from San Angelo
- 331° NNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Lubbock is from San Angelo
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lubbock and San Angelo is 168.8 miles, 271.7 km or 146.7 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 168.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 168.8
- Kilometers
- 271.7
- Nautical miles
- 146.7
- Bearing from Lubbock
- 149.8° SSE
- Bearing arriving at San Angelo
- 150.6°
- Bearing from San Angelo
- 330.6° NNW
Halfway between Lubbock and San Angelo
The great-circle midpoint is at 32.503545, -101.161218 (32°30'12.76"N 101°09'40.39"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Colorado City, TX, with 3,915 residents, 19.1 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, Lubbock gets 14 h 23 min of daylight and San Angelo 14 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 10 h 06 min. Lubbock is 2.12° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Lubbock has 2.7 times the population of San Angelo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lubbock changed by +5.4% and San Angelo by +0.1%. Both are in Texas.
- 01Lubbock, TX272,086 (+5.4%)
- 02San Angelo, TX100,159 (+0.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is Lubbock from San Angelo?
168.8 miles, 271.7 km or 146.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is San Angelo from Lubbock?
SSE. The great-circle path leaves Lubbock on a bearing of 149.8° and arrives at San Angelo on 150.6°. The return trip starts on 330.6°.
What is halfway between Lubbock and San Angelo?
The midpoint is at 32.503545, -101.161218. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Colorado City, TX, 19.1 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Lubbock and San Angelo?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Lubbock or San Angelo?
Lubbock, with 272,086 residents in July 2024 against 100,159 for San Angelo, 2.7 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.