Texas

Distance from Odessa to Wichita Falls

Straight-line distance

262.1mi

Odessa, TX and Wichita Falls, TX are 262.1 miles (421.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Odessa, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (57°).

kilometers
421.8
nautical miles
227.7
heading from Odessa
57° ENE
heading from Wichita Falls
239° WSW
OdessaWichita Falls

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

How far Odessa is from Wichita Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Odessa and Wichita Falls is 262.1 miles, 421.8 km or 227.7 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 262.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
262.1
Kilometers
421.8
Nautical miles
227.7
Bearing from Odessa
56.7° ENE
Bearing arriving at Wichita Falls
58.8°
Bearing from Wichita Falls
238.8° WSW

Halfway between Odessa and Wichita Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.908116, -100.457401 (32°54'29.22"N 100°27'26.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rotan, TX, with 1,324 residents, 3.8 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, Odessa gets 14 h 14 min of daylight and Wichita Falls 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 10 h 04 min and 9 h 54 min. Wichita Falls is 2.03° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Odessa has 1.2 times the population of Wichita Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Odessa changed by +4.2% and Wichita Falls by -0.1%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Odessa, TX119,748 (+4.2%)
  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 Odessa from Wichita Falls?

262.1 miles, 421.8 km or 227.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita Falls from Odessa?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Odessa on a bearing of 56.7° and arrives at Wichita Falls on 58.8°. The return trip starts on 238.8°.

What is halfway between Odessa and Wichita Falls?

The midpoint is at 32.908116, -100.457401. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rotan, TX, 3.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Odessa and Wichita Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Odessa or Wichita Falls?

Odessa, with 119,748 residents in July 2024 against 102,372 for Wichita Falls, 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.