Nebraska to Kansas

Distance from Omaha to Topeka

Straight-line distance

155.1mi

Omaha, NE and Topeka, KS are 155.1 miles (249.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Omaha, the shortest path starts out heading S (173°).

kilometers
249.6
nautical miles
134.8
heading from Omaha
173° S
heading from Topeka
353° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Omaha is from Topeka

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Omaha and Topeka is 155.1 miles, 249.6 km or 134.8 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 155.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
155.1
Kilometers
249.6
Nautical miles
134.8
Bearing from Omaha
172.9° S
Bearing arriving at Topeka
173.1°
Bearing from Topeka
353.1° N

Halfway between Omaha and Topeka

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.148837, -95.871920 (40°08'55.81"N 95°52'18.91"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Falls City, NE, with 4,044 residents, 15.6 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 Topeka 14 h 55 min; on December 21, 9 h 12 min and 9 h 26 min. Omaha is 2.23° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Omaha has 3.9 times the population of Topeka. From July 2020 to July 2024, Omaha changed by -0.7% and Topeka by -0.8%. The trip crosses from Nebraska into Kansas.

  1. 01Omaha, NE489,265 (-0.7%)
  2. 02Topeka, KS125,467 (-0.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Omaha from Topeka?

155.1 miles, 249.6 km or 134.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Topeka from Omaha?

S. The great-circle path leaves Omaha on a bearing of 172.9° and arrives at Topeka on 173.1°. The return trip starts on 353.1°.

What is halfway between Omaha and Topeka?

The midpoint is at 40.148837, -95.871920. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Falls City, NE, 15.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Omaha and Topeka?

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

Which is bigger, Omaha or Topeka?

Omaha, with 489,265 residents in July 2024 against 125,467 for Topeka, 3.9 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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