Kansas to Missouri

Distance from Overland Park to Springfield

Straight-line distance

139.6mi

Overland Park, KS and Springfield, MO are 139.6 miles (224.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Overland Park, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (147°).

kilometers
224.7
nautical miles
121.3
heading from Overland Park
147° SSE
heading from Springfield
327° NNW
Overland ParkSpringfield

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

How far Overland Park is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Overland Park and Springfield is 139.6 miles, 224.7 km or 121.3 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 139.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
139.6
Kilometers
224.7
Nautical miles
121.3
Bearing from Overland Park
146.6° SSE
Bearing arriving at Springfield
147.4°
Bearing from Springfield
327.4° NNW

Halfway between Overland Park and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.043669, -93.983510 (38°02'37.21"N 93°59'0.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Appleton City, MO, with 1,080 residents, 10.5 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, Overland Park 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. Overland Park is 1.69° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Overland Park has 1.2 times the population of Springfield. From July 2020 to July 2024, Overland Park changed by +2.5% and Springfield by +0.9%. The trip crosses from Kansas into Missouri.

  1. 01Overland Park, KS202,893 (+2.5%)
  2. 02Springfield, MO170,596 (+0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Overland Park from Springfield?

139.6 miles, 224.7 km or 121.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Overland Park?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Overland Park on a bearing of 146.6° and arrives at Springfield on 147.4°. The return trip starts on 327.4°.

What is halfway between Overland Park and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 38.043669, -93.983510. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Appleton City, MO, 10.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Overland Park and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Overland Park or Springfield?

Overland Park, with 202,893 residents in July 2024 against 170,596 for Springfield, 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.