Oklahoma to Texas

Distance from Oklahoma City to Wichita Falls

Straight-line distance

122.2mi

Oklahoma City, OK and Wichita Falls, TX are 122.2 miles (196.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Oklahoma City, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (208°).

kilometers
196.6
nautical miles
106.2
heading from Oklahoma City
208° SSW
heading from Wichita Falls
28° NNE
Oklahoma CityWichita Falls

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

How far Oklahoma City is from Wichita Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls is 122.2 miles, 196.6 km or 106.2 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 122.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
122.2
Kilometers
196.6
Nautical miles
106.2
Bearing from Oklahoma City
208.4° SSW
Bearing arriving at Wichita Falls
207.8°
Bearing from Wichita Falls
27.8° NNE

Halfway between Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.687946, -98.024520 (34°41'16.60"N 98°01'28.27"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Marlow, OK, with 4,505 residents, 5.5 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, Oklahoma City gets 14 h 33 min of daylight and Wichita Falls 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 46 min and 9 h 54 min. Oklahoma City is 1.56° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Oklahoma City has 7.0 times the population of Wichita Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Oklahoma City changed by +4.4% and Wichita Falls by -0.1%. The trip crosses from Oklahoma into Texas.

  1. 01Oklahoma City, OK712,919 (+4.4%)
  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 Oklahoma City from Wichita Falls?

122.2 miles, 196.6 km or 106.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita Falls from Oklahoma City?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Oklahoma City on a bearing of 208.4° and arrives at Wichita Falls on 207.8°. The return trip starts on 27.8°.

What is halfway between Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls?

The midpoint is at 34.687946, -98.024520. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Marlow, OK, 5.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Oklahoma City or Wichita Falls?

Oklahoma City, with 712,919 residents in July 2024 against 102,372 for Wichita Falls, 7.0 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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