Texas

Distance from Allen to Dallas

Straight-line distance

22.5mi

Allen, TX and Dallas, TX are 22.5 miles (36.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Allen, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (194°).

kilometers
36.3
nautical miles
19.6
heading from Allen
194° SSW
heading from Dallas
14° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Allen is from Dallas

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allen and Dallas is 22.5 miles, 36.3 km or 19.6 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 22.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
22.5
Kilometers
36.3
Nautical miles
19.6
Bearing from Allen
194.0° SSW
Bearing arriving at Dallas
193.9°
Bearing from Dallas
13.9° NNE

Halfway between Allen and Dallas

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.951509, -96.719834 (32°57'5.43"N 96°43'11.40"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Richardson, TX, with 118,221 residents, 1.6 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, Allen gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Dallas 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Dallas has 11.7 times the population of Allen. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allen changed by +7.8% and Dallas by +1.7%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Allen, TX113,746 (+7.8%)
  2. 02Dallas, TX1,326,087 (+1.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Allen from Dallas?

22.5 miles, 36.3 km or 19.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Dallas from Allen?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Allen on a bearing of 194.0° and arrives at Dallas on 193.9°. The return trip starts on 13.9°.

What is halfway between Allen and Dallas?

The midpoint is at 32.951509, -96.719834. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Richardson, TX, 1.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Allen and Dallas?

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

Which is bigger, Allen or Dallas?

Dallas, with 1,326,087 residents in July 2024 against 113,746 for Allen, 11.7 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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