Texas to Oklahoma

Distance from McKinney to Norman

Straight-line distance

146.2mi

McKinney, TX and Norman, OK are 146.2 miles (235.3 km) apart in a straight line. From McKinney, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (345°).

kilometers
235.3
nautical miles
127.0
heading from McKinney
345° NNW
heading from Norman
164° SSE
McKinneyNorman

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

How far McKinney is from Norman

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of McKinney and Norman is 146.2 miles, 235.3 km or 127.0 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 146.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
146.2
Kilometers
235.3
Nautical miles
127.0
Bearing from McKinney
344.8° NNW
Bearing arriving at Norman
344.4°
Bearing from Norman
164.4° SSE

Halfway between McKinney and Norman

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.221321, -97.000627 (34°13'16.75"N 97°00'2.26"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dickson, OK, with 1,372 residents, 2.2 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, McKinney gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Norman 14 h 32 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 47 min. Norman is 2.04° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

McKinney has 1.7 times the population of Norman. From July 2020 to July 2024, McKinney changed by +15.2% and Norman by +2.2%. The trip crosses from Texas into Oklahoma.

  1. 01McKinney, TX227,526 (+15.2%)
  2. 02Norman, OK131,010 (+2.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is McKinney from Norman?

146.2 miles, 235.3 km or 127.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Norman from McKinney?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves McKinney on a bearing of 344.8° and arrives at Norman on 344.4°. The return trip starts on 164.4°.

What is halfway between McKinney and Norman?

The midpoint is at 34.221321, -97.000627. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dickson, OK, 2.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between McKinney and Norman?

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

Which is bigger, McKinney or Norman?

McKinney, with 227,526 residents in July 2024 against 131,010 for Norman, 1.7 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)

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