Kansas

Distance from Overland Park to Wichita

Straight-line distance

166.1mi

Overland Park, KS and Wichita, KS are 166.1 miles (267.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Overland Park, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (241°).

kilometers
267.3
nautical miles
144.3
heading from Overland Park
241° WSW
heading from Wichita
59° ENE
Overland ParkWichita

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

How far Overland Park is from Wichita

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Overland Park and Wichita is 166.1 miles, 267.3 km or 144.3 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 166.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
166.1
Kilometers
267.3
Nautical miles
144.3
Bearing from Overland Park
240.9° WSW
Bearing arriving at Wichita
239.3°
Bearing from Wichita
59.3° ENE

Halfway between Overland Park and Wichita

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.297281, -96.029163 (38°17'50.21"N 96°01'44.99"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Emporia, KS, with 24,354 residents, 11.4 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, Overland Park gets 14 h 54 min of daylight and Wichita 14 h 46 min; on December 21, 9 h 26 min and 9 h 33 min. Overland Park is 1.20° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Wichita has 2.0 times the population of Overland Park. From July 2020 to July 2024, Overland Park changed by +2.5% and Wichita by +0.7%. Both are in Kansas.

  1. 01Overland Park, KS202,893 (+2.5%)
  2. 02Wichita, KS400,991 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Overland Park from Wichita?

166.1 miles, 267.3 km or 144.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita from Overland Park?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Overland Park on a bearing of 240.9° and arrives at Wichita on 239.3°. The return trip starts on 59.3°.

What is halfway between Overland Park and Wichita?

The midpoint is at 38.297281, -96.029163. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Emporia, KS, 11.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Overland Park and Wichita?

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

Which is bigger, Overland Park or Wichita?

Wichita, with 400,991 residents in July 2024 against 202,893 for Overland Park, 2.0 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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