Texas

Distance from Midland to Odessa

Straight-line distance

16.8mi

Midland, TX and Odessa, TX are 16.8 miles (27.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Midland, the shortest path starts out heading SW (234°).

kilometers
27.1
nautical miles
14.6
heading from Midland
234° SW
heading from Odessa
54° NE
MidlandOdessa

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

How far Midland is from Odessa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Midland and Odessa is 16.8 miles, 27.1 km or 14.6 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 16.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.8
Kilometers
27.1
Nautical miles
14.6
Bearing from Midland
233.8° SW
Bearing arriving at Odessa
233.7°
Bearing from Odessa
53.7° NE

Halfway between Midland and Odessa

The great-circle midpoint is at 31.952603, -102.229491 (31°57'9.37"N 102°13'46.17"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Odessa, TX, with 119,748 residents, 8.5 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, Midland gets 14 h 15 min of daylight and Odessa 14 h 14 min; on December 21, 10 h 03 min and 10 h 04 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Midland has 1.2 times the population of Odessa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Midland changed by +7.8% and Odessa by +4.2%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Midland, TX143,687 (+7.8%)
  2. 02Odessa, TX119,748 (+4.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Midland from Odessa?

16.8 miles, 27.1 km or 14.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Odessa from Midland?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Midland on a bearing of 233.8° and arrives at Odessa on 233.7°. The return trip starts on 53.7°.

What is halfway between Midland and Odessa?

The midpoint is at 31.952603, -102.229491. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Odessa, TX, 8.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Midland and Odessa?

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

Which is bigger, Midland or Odessa?

Midland, with 143,687 residents in July 2024 against 119,748 for Odessa, 1.2 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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