Texas
Distance from McAllen to San Antonio
Straight-line distance
224.4mi
McAllen, TX and San Antonio, TX are 224.4 miles (361.1 km) apart in a straight line. From McAllen, the shortest path starts out heading N (356°).
- kilometers
- 361.1
- nautical miles
- 195.0
- heading from McAllen
- 356° N
- heading from San Antonio
- 176° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far McAllen is from San Antonio
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of McAllen and San Antonio is 224.4 miles, 361.1 km or 195.0 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 224.4 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 224.4
- Kilometers
- 361.1
- Nautical miles
- 195.0
- Bearing from McAllen
- 355.7° N
- Bearing arriving at San Antonio
- 355.6°
- Bearing from San Antonio
- 175.6° S
Halfway between McAllen and San Antonio
The great-circle midpoint is at 27.843970, -98.383271 (27°50'38.29"N 98°22'59.78"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is San Diego, TX, with 3,620 residents, 10.5 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, McAllen gets 13 h 47 min of daylight and San Antonio 14 h 02 min; on December 21, 10 h 30 min and 10 h 15 min. San Antonio is 3.24° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
San Antonio has 10.3 times the population of McAllen. From July 2020 to July 2024, McAllen changed by +4.5% and San Antonio by +6.1%. Both are in Texas.
- 01McAllen, TX148,782 (+4.5%)
- 02San Antonio, TX1,526,656 (+6.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is McAllen from San Antonio?
224.4 miles, 361.1 km or 195.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is San Antonio from McAllen?
N. The great-circle path leaves McAllen on a bearing of 355.7° and arrives at San Antonio on 355.6°. The return trip starts on 175.6°.
What is halfway between McAllen and San Antonio?
The midpoint is at 27.843970, -98.383271. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is San Diego, TX, 10.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between McAllen and San Antonio?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, McAllen or San Antonio?
San Antonio, with 1,526,656 residents in July 2024 against 148,782 for McAllen, 10.3 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.