Nebraska to South Dakota

Distance from Omaha to Sioux Falls

Straight-line distance

161.2mi

Omaha, NE and Sioux Falls, SD are 161.2 miles (259.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Omaha, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (348°).

kilometers
259.4
nautical miles
140.0
heading from Omaha
348° NNW
heading from Sioux Falls
167° SSE
OmahaSioux Falls

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

How far Omaha is from Sioux Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Omaha and Sioux Falls is 161.2 miles, 259.4 km or 140.0 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 161.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
161.2
Kilometers
259.4
Nautical miles
140.0
Bearing from Omaha
347.8° NNW
Bearing arriving at Sioux Falls
347.4°
Bearing from Sioux Falls
167.4° SSE

Halfway between Omaha and Sioux Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.402200, -96.386591 (42°24'7.92"N 96°23'11.73"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Sergeant Bluff, IA, with 5,335 residents, 1.9 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, Omaha gets 15 h 09 min of daylight and Sioux Falls 15 h 26 min; on December 21, 9 h 12 min and 8 h 56 min. Sioux Falls is 2.28° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Omaha has 2.3 times the population of Sioux Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Omaha changed by -0.7% and Sioux Falls by +8.2%. The trip crosses from Nebraska into South Dakota.

  1. 01Omaha, NE489,265 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Sioux Falls, SD209,289 (+8.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Omaha from Sioux Falls?

161.2 miles, 259.4 km or 140.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sioux Falls from Omaha?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Omaha on a bearing of 347.8° and arrives at Sioux Falls on 347.4°. The return trip starts on 167.4°.

What is halfway between Omaha and Sioux Falls?

The midpoint is at 42.402200, -96.386591. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Sergeant Bluff, IA, 1.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Omaha and Sioux Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Omaha or Sioux Falls?

Omaha, with 489,265 residents in July 2024 against 209,289 for Sioux Falls, 2.3 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.