Oklahoma

Distance from Norman to Tulsa

Straight-line distance

101.6mi

Norman, OK and Tulsa, OK are 101.6 miles (163.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Norman, the shortest path starts out heading NE (52°).

kilometers
163.5
nautical miles
88.3
heading from Norman
52° NE
heading from Tulsa
233° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Norman is from Tulsa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Norman and Tulsa is 101.6 miles, 163.5 km or 88.3 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 101.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
101.6
Kilometers
163.5
Nautical miles
88.3
Bearing from Norman
52.5° NE
Bearing arriving at Tulsa
53.3°
Bearing from Tulsa
233.3° SW

Halfway between Norman and Tulsa

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.686402, -96.627812 (35°41'11.05"N 96°37'40.12"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Stroud, OK, with 2,862 residents, 5.8 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, Norman gets 14 h 32 min of daylight and Tulsa 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 47 min and 9 h 42 min. Tulsa is 0.89° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tulsa has 3.2 times the population of Norman. From July 2020 to July 2024, Norman changed by +2.2% and Tulsa by +0.4%. Both are in Oklahoma.

  1. 01Norman, OK131,010 (+2.2%)
  2. 02Tulsa, OK415,154 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Norman from Tulsa?

101.6 miles, 163.5 km or 88.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tulsa from Norman?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Norman on a bearing of 52.5° and arrives at Tulsa on 53.3°. The return trip starts on 233.3°.

What is halfway between Norman and Tulsa?

The midpoint is at 35.686402, -96.627812. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Stroud, OK, 5.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Norman and Tulsa?

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

Which is bigger, Norman or Tulsa?

Tulsa, with 415,154 residents in July 2024 against 131,010 for Norman, 3.2 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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