Texas

Distance from Allen to Garland

Straight-line distance

14.0mi

Allen, TX and Garland, TX are 14.0 miles (22.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Allen, the shortest path starts out heading S (170°).

kilometers
22.6
nautical miles
12.2
heading from Allen
170° S
heading from Garland
350° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Allen is from Garland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allen and Garland is 14.0 miles, 22.6 km or 12.2 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 14.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.0
Kilometers
22.6
Nautical miles
12.2
Bearing from Allen
169.8° S
Bearing arriving at Garland
169.9°
Bearing from Garland
349.9° N

Halfway between Allen and Garland

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.009752, -96.651626 (33°00'35.11"N 96°39'5.85"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Murphy, TX, with 21,109 residents, 2.5 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 Garland 14 h 20 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

Garland has 2.2 times the population of Allen. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allen changed by +7.8% and Garland by +1.6%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Allen, TX113,746 (+7.8%)
  2. 02Garland, TX250,431 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Allen from Garland?

14.0 miles, 22.6 km or 12.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Garland from Allen?

S. The great-circle path leaves Allen on a bearing of 169.8° and arrives at Garland on 169.9°. The return trip starts on 349.9°.

What is halfway between Allen and Garland?

The midpoint is at 33.009752, -96.651626. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Murphy, TX, 2.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Allen and Garland?

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

Which is bigger, Allen or Garland?

Garland, with 250,431 residents in July 2024 against 113,746 for Allen, 2.2 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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