Texas

Distance from New Braunfels to Round Rock

Straight-line distance

63.2mi

New Braunfels, TX and Round Rock, TX are 63.2 miles (101.7 km) apart in a straight line. From New Braunfels, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (25°).

kilometers
101.7
nautical miles
54.9
heading from New Braunfels
25° NNE
heading from Round Rock
205° SSW
New BraunfelsRound Rock

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

How far New Braunfels is from Round Rock

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New Braunfels and Round Rock is 63.2 miles, 101.7 km or 54.9 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 63.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
63.2
Kilometers
101.7
Nautical miles
54.9
Bearing from New Braunfels
25.2° NNE
Bearing arriving at Round Rock
25.4°
Bearing from Round Rock
205.4° SSW

Halfway between New Braunfels and Round Rock

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.112893, -97.890245 (30°06'46.42"N 97°53'24.88"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Buda, TX, with 16,090 residents, 3.0 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, New Braunfels gets 14 h 03 min of daylight and Round Rock 14 h 07 min; on December 21, 10 h 14 min and 10 h 10 min. Round Rock is 0.83° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Round Rock has 1.2 times the population of New Braunfels. From July 2020 to July 2024, New Braunfels changed by +27.0% and Round Rock by +12.3%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01New Braunfels, TX116,477 (+27.0%)
  2. 02Round Rock, TX135,359 (+12.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is New Braunfels from Round Rock?

63.2 miles, 101.7 km or 54.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Round Rock from New Braunfels?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves New Braunfels on a bearing of 25.2° and arrives at Round Rock on 25.4°. The return trip starts on 205.4°.

What is halfway between New Braunfels and Round Rock?

The midpoint is at 30.112893, -97.890245. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Buda, TX, 3.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between New Braunfels and Round Rock?

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

Which is bigger, New Braunfels or Round Rock?

Round Rock, with 135,359 residents in July 2024 against 116,477 for New Braunfels, 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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