Texas

Distance from New Braunfels to San Antonio

Straight-line distance

29.5mi

New Braunfels, TX and San Antonio, TX are 29.5 miles (47.5 km) apart in a straight line. From New Braunfels, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (237°).

kilometers
47.5
nautical miles
25.7
heading from New Braunfels
237° WSW
heading from San Antonio
56° ENE
New BraunfelsSan Antonio

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

How far New Braunfels is from San Antonio

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of New Braunfels and San Antonio is 29.5 miles, 47.5 km or 25.7 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 29.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
29.5
Kilometers
47.5
Nautical miles
25.7
Bearing from New Braunfels
236.5° WSW
Bearing arriving at San Antonio
236.3°
Bearing from San Antonio
56.3° ENE

Halfway between New Braunfels and San Antonio

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.581207, -98.320090 (29°34'52.35"N 98°19'12.32"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Selma, TX, with 11,900 residents, 0.4 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 San Antonio 14 h 02 min; on December 21, 10 h 14 min and 10 h 15 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

San Antonio has 13.1 times the population of New Braunfels. From July 2020 to July 2024, New Braunfels changed by +27.0% and San Antonio by +6.1%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01New Braunfels, TX116,477 (+27.0%)
  2. 02San Antonio, TX1,526,656 (+6.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is New Braunfels from San Antonio?

29.5 miles, 47.5 km or 25.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is San Antonio from New Braunfels?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves New Braunfels on a bearing of 236.5° and arrives at San Antonio on 236.3°. The return trip starts on 56.3°.

What is halfway between New Braunfels and San Antonio?

The midpoint is at 29.581207, -98.320090. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Selma, TX, 0.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between New Braunfels and San Antonio?

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

Which is bigger, New Braunfels or San Antonio?

San Antonio, with 1,526,656 residents in July 2024 against 116,477 for New Braunfels, 13.1 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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