How far is Oklahoma City from the ocean?
Oklahoma City is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 422 miles (679 km) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Texas, United States.
To the coast
422 miles
679 km · straight line
Nearest land border
453 miles
with Mexico
Setting
Far inland
17th farthest from the ocean of 182 cities
Oklahoma CityNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the ocean?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Oklahoma City at a glance
- Coordinates
- 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W
- Region
- Oklahoma, United States
- Distance to the coast
- 422 miles (679 km), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 29.7556° N, 94.9233° W (Texas, United States)
- Nearest land border
- 453 miles (729 km), with Mexico
- Among United States's cities
- 9th farthest from the ocean of the 40 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | United States | 248 miles (399 km) |
| Dallas | United States | 236 miles (380 km) |
| Kansas City | United States | 640 miles (1,031 km) |
| Austin | United States | 124 miles (200 km) |
| Omaha | United States | 792 miles (1,275 km) |
| Houston | United States | 21 miles (34 km) |
Questions
How far is Oklahoma City from the ocean?
Oklahoma City is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 422 miles (679 km) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Texas, United States.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 422 miles (679 km) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Oklahoma City from the nearest border?
Oklahoma City is 453 miles (729 km) from the nearest land border, with Mexico, in a straight line.
Where in Oklahoma City is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (35.4676° N, 97.5164° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the ocean than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.