Kansas

Distance from Overland Park to Topeka

Straight-line distance

55.0mi

Overland Park, KS and Topeka, KS are 55.0 miles (88.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Overland Park, the shortest path starts out heading W (281°).

kilometers
88.4
nautical miles
47.8
heading from Overland Park
281° W
heading from Topeka
100° E
Overland ParkTopeka

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

How far Overland Park is from Topeka

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Overland Park and Topeka is 55.0 miles, 88.4 km or 47.8 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 55.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
55.0
Kilometers
88.4
Nautical miles
47.8
Bearing from Overland Park
280.9° W
Bearing arriving at Topeka
280.2°
Bearing from Topeka
100.2° E

Halfway between Overland Park and Topeka

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.962929, -95.192883 (38°57'46.54"N 95°11'34.38"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lawrence, KS, with 97,271 residents, 3.9 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, Overland Park 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

Overland Park has 1.6 times the population of Topeka. From July 2020 to July 2024, Overland Park changed by +2.5% and Topeka by -0.8%. Both are in Kansas.

  1. 01Overland Park, KS202,893 (+2.5%)
  2. 02Topeka, KS125,467 (-0.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Overland Park from Topeka?

55.0 miles, 88.4 km or 47.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Topeka from Overland Park?

W. The great-circle path leaves Overland Park on a bearing of 280.9° and arrives at Topeka on 280.2°. The return trip starts on 100.2°.

What is halfway between Overland Park and Topeka?

The midpoint is at 38.962929, -95.192883. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lawrence, KS, 3.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Overland Park and Topeka?

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

Which is bigger, Overland Park or Topeka?

Overland Park, with 202,893 residents in July 2024 against 125,467 for Topeka, 1.6 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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