Texas

Distance from Allen to Frisco

Straight-line distance

9.2mi

Allen, TX and Frisco, TX are 9.2 miles (14.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Allen, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (290°).

kilometers
14.8
nautical miles
8.0
heading from Allen
290° WNW
heading from Frisco
110° ESE
AllenFrisco

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

How far Allen is from Frisco

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allen and Frisco is 9.2 miles, 14.8 km or 8.0 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 9.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
9.2
Kilometers
14.8
Nautical miles
8.0
Bearing from Allen
290.1° WNW
Bearing arriving at Frisco
290.0°
Bearing from Frisco
110.0° ESE

Halfway between Allen and Frisco

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.132572, -96.747781 (33°07'57.26"N 96°44'52.01"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Frisco, TX, with 235,208 residents, 4.6 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 Frisco 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 58 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Frisco has 2.1 times the population of Allen. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allen changed by +7.8% and Frisco by +16.0%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Allen, TX113,746 (+7.8%)
  2. 02Frisco, TX235,208 (+16.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Allen from Frisco?

9.2 miles, 14.8 km or 8.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Frisco from Allen?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Allen on a bearing of 290.1° and arrives at Frisco on 290.0°. The return trip starts on 110.0°.

What is halfway between Allen and Frisco?

The midpoint is at 33.132572, -96.747781. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Frisco, TX, 4.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Allen and Frisco?

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

Which is bigger, Allen or Frisco?

Frisco, with 235,208 residents in July 2024 against 113,746 for Allen, 2.1 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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