Texas

Distance from Lubbock to Wichita Falls

Straight-line distance

194.7mi

Lubbock, TX and Wichita Falls, TX are 194.7 miles (313.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Lubbock, the shortest path starts out heading E (82°).

kilometers
313.3
nautical miles
169.2
heading from Lubbock
82° E
heading from Wichita Falls
264° W
LubbockWichita Falls

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

How far Lubbock is from Wichita Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lubbock and Wichita Falls is 194.7 miles, 313.3 km or 169.2 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 194.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
194.7
Kilometers
313.3
Nautical miles
169.2
Bearing from Lubbock
82.0° E
Bearing arriving at Wichita Falls
83.9°
Bearing from Wichita Falls
263.9° W

Halfway between Lubbock and Wichita Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.745699, -100.210730 (33°44'44.51"N 100°12'38.63"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Knox City, TX, with 1,032 residents, 32.1 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 Wichita Falls 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 56 min and 9 h 54 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Lubbock has 2.7 times the population of Wichita Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lubbock changed by +5.4% and Wichita Falls by -0.1%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Lubbock, TX272,086 (+5.4%)
  2. 02Wichita Falls, TX102,372 (-0.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lubbock from Wichita Falls?

194.7 miles, 313.3 km or 169.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita Falls from Lubbock?

E. The great-circle path leaves Lubbock on a bearing of 82.0° and arrives at Wichita Falls on 83.9°. The return trip starts on 263.9°.

What is halfway between Lubbock and Wichita Falls?

The midpoint is at 33.745699, -100.210730. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Knox City, TX, 32.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lubbock and Wichita Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Lubbock or Wichita Falls?

Lubbock, with 272,086 residents in July 2024 against 102,372 for Wichita Falls, 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.

  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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.