Texas to Oklahoma

Distance from McKinney to Oklahoma City

Straight-line distance

163.9mi

McKinney, TX and Oklahoma City, OK are 163.9 miles (263.8 km) apart in a straight line. From McKinney, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (343°).

kilometers
263.8
nautical miles
142.4
heading from McKinney
343° NNW
heading from Oklahoma City
163° SSE
McKinneyOklahoma City

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

How far McKinney is from Oklahoma City

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of McKinney and Oklahoma City is 163.9 miles, 263.8 km or 142.4 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 163.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
163.9
Kilometers
263.8
Nautical miles
142.4
Bearing from McKinney
343.0° NNW
Bearing arriving at Oklahoma City
342.6°
Bearing from Oklahoma City
162.6° SSE

Halfway between McKinney and Oklahoma City

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.334833, -97.083212 (34°20'5.40"N 97°04'59.56"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Davis, OK, with 2,831 residents, 8.3 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 Oklahoma City 14 h 33 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 46 min. Oklahoma City is 2.27° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Oklahoma City has 3.1 times the population of McKinney. From July 2020 to July 2024, McKinney changed by +15.2% and Oklahoma City by +4.4%. The trip crosses from Texas into Oklahoma.

  1. 01McKinney, TX227,526 (+15.2%)
  2. 02Oklahoma City, OK712,919 (+4.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is McKinney from Oklahoma City?

163.9 miles, 263.8 km or 142.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Oklahoma City from McKinney?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves McKinney on a bearing of 343.0° and arrives at Oklahoma City on 342.6°. The return trip starts on 162.6°.

What is halfway between McKinney and Oklahoma City?

The midpoint is at 34.334833, -97.083212. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Davis, OK, 8.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between McKinney and Oklahoma City?

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

Which is bigger, McKinney or Oklahoma City?

Oklahoma City, with 712,919 residents in July 2024 against 227,526 for McKinney, 3.1 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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