Kansas to Missouri

Distance from Olathe to Springfield

Straight-line distance

143.2mi

Olathe, KS and Springfield, MO are 143.2 miles (230.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Olathe, the shortest path starts out heading SE (144°).

kilometers
230.5
nautical miles
124.4
heading from Olathe
144° SE
heading from Springfield
325° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Olathe is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Olathe and Springfield is 143.2 miles, 230.5 km or 124.4 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 143.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
143.2
Kilometers
230.5
Nautical miles
124.4
Bearing from Olathe
144.0° SE
Bearing arriving at Springfield
145.0°
Bearing from Springfield
325.0° NW

Halfway between Olathe and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.040570, -94.047548 (38°02'26.05"N 94°02'51.17"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Appleton City, MO, with 1,080 residents, 10.4 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 Springfield 14 h 43 min; on December 21, 9 h 26 min and 9 h 36 min. Olathe is 1.69° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Springfield has 1.1 times the population of Olathe. From July 2020 to July 2024, Olathe changed by +5.3% and Springfield by +0.9%. The trip crosses from Kansas into Missouri.

  1. 01Olathe, KS149,035 (+5.3%)
  2. 02Springfield, MO170,596 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Olathe from Springfield?

143.2 miles, 230.5 km or 124.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Olathe?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Olathe on a bearing of 144.0° and arrives at Springfield on 145.0°. The return trip starts on 325.0°.

What is halfway between Olathe and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 38.040570, -94.047548. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Appleton City, MO, 10.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Olathe and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Olathe or Springfield?

Springfield, with 170,596 residents in July 2024 against 149,035 for Olathe, 1.1 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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