Kansas

Distance from Olathe to Topeka

Straight-line distance

48.2mi

Olathe, KS and Topeka, KS are 48.2 miles (77.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Olathe, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (283°).

kilometers
77.6
nautical miles
41.9
heading from Olathe
283° WNW
heading from Topeka
102° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Olathe is from Topeka

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Olathe and Topeka is 48.2 miles, 77.6 km or 41.9 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 48.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
48.2
Kilometers
77.6
Nautical miles
41.9
Bearing from Olathe
282.9° WNW
Bearing arriving at Topeka
282.4°
Bearing from Topeka
102.4° ESE

Halfway between Olathe and Topeka

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.959169, -95.257678 (38°57'33.01"N 95°15'27.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lawrence, KS, with 97,271 residents, 0.4 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 Topeka 14 h 55 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

Olathe has 1.2 times the population of Topeka. From July 2020 to July 2024, Olathe changed by +5.3% and Topeka by -0.8%. Both are in Kansas.

  1. 01Olathe, KS149,035 (+5.3%)
  2. 02Topeka, KS125,467 (-0.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Olathe from Topeka?

48.2 miles, 77.6 km or 41.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Topeka from Olathe?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Olathe on a bearing of 282.9° and arrives at Topeka on 282.4°. The return trip starts on 102.4°.

What is halfway between Olathe and Topeka?

The midpoint is at 38.959169, -95.257678. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lawrence, KS, 0.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Olathe and Topeka?

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

Which is bigger, Olathe or Topeka?

Olathe, with 149,035 residents in July 2024 against 125,467 for Topeka, 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)

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