Kansas

Distance from Olathe to Overland Park

Straight-line distance

7.0mi

Olathe, KS and Overland Park, KS are 7.0 miles (11.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Olathe, the shortest path starts out heading E (86°).

kilometers
11.2
nautical miles
6.1
heading from Olathe
86° E
heading from Overland Park
266° W
OlatheOverland Park

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

How far Olathe is from Overland Park

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Olathe and Overland Park is 7.0 miles, 11.2 km or 6.1 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 7.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
7.0
Kilometers
11.2
Nautical miles
6.1
Bearing from Olathe
86.0° E
Bearing arriving at Overland Park
86.1°
Bearing from Overland Park
266.1° W

Halfway between Olathe and Overland Park

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.885518, -94.755353 (38°53'7.86"N 94°45'19.27"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Overland Park, KS, with 202,893 residents, 3.5 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, Olathe gets 14 h 54 min of daylight and Overland Park 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 26 min and 9 h 26 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Overland Park has 1.4 times the population of Olathe. From July 2020 to July 2024, Olathe changed by +5.3% and Overland Park by +2.5%. Both are in Kansas.

  1. 01Olathe, KS149,035 (+5.3%)
  2. 02Overland Park, KS202,893 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Olathe from Overland Park?

7.0 miles, 11.2 km or 6.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Overland Park from Olathe?

E. The great-circle path leaves Olathe on a bearing of 86.0° and arrives at Overland Park on 86.1°. The return trip starts on 266.1°.

What is halfway between Olathe and Overland Park?

The midpoint is at 38.885518, -94.755353. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Overland Park, KS, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Olathe and Overland Park?

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

Which is bigger, Olathe or Overland Park?

Overland Park, with 202,893 residents in July 2024 against 149,035 for Olathe, 1.4 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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