Oklahoma to Texas

Distance from Norman to Wichita Falls

Straight-line distance

114.0mi

Norman, OK and Wichita Falls, TX are 114.0 miles (183.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Norman, the shortest path starts out heading SW (216°).

kilometers
183.5
nautical miles
99.1
heading from Norman
216° SW
heading from Wichita Falls
36° NE
NormanWichita Falls

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

How far Norman is from Wichita Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Norman and Wichita Falls is 114.0 miles, 183.5 km or 99.1 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 114.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
114.0
Kilometers
183.5
Nautical miles
99.1
Bearing from Norman
216.4° SW
Bearing arriving at Wichita Falls
215.7°
Bearing from Wichita Falls
35.7° NE

Halfway between Norman and Wichita Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.575071, -97.940286 (34°34'30.25"N 97°56'25.03"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Marlow, OK, with 4,505 residents, 4.0 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, Norman gets 14 h 32 min of daylight and Wichita Falls 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 47 min and 9 h 54 min. Norman is 1.33° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Norman has 1.3 times the population of Wichita Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Norman changed by +2.2% and Wichita Falls by -0.1%. The trip crosses from Oklahoma into Texas.

  1. 01Norman, OK131,010 (+2.2%)
  2. 02Wichita Falls, TX102,372 (-0.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Norman from Wichita Falls?

114.0 miles, 183.5 km or 99.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita Falls from Norman?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Norman on a bearing of 216.4° and arrives at Wichita Falls on 215.7°. The return trip starts on 35.7°.

What is halfway between Norman and Wichita Falls?

The midpoint is at 34.575071, -97.940286. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Marlow, OK, 4.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Norman and Wichita Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Norman or Wichita Falls?

Norman, with 131,010 residents in July 2024 against 102,372 for Wichita Falls, 1.3 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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