Texas

Distance from Allen to Lewisville

Straight-line distance

17.9mi

Allen, TX and Lewisville, TX are 17.9 miles (28.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Allen, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (257°).

kilometers
28.9
nautical miles
15.6
heading from Allen
257° WSW
heading from Lewisville
77° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Allen is from Lewisville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allen and Lewisville is 17.9 miles, 28.9 km or 15.6 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 17.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
17.9
Kilometers
28.9
Nautical miles
15.6
Bearing from Allen
256.9° WSW
Bearing arriving at Lewisville
256.8°
Bearing from Lewisville
76.8° ENE

Halfway between Allen and Lewisville

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.080291, -96.823851 (33°04'49.05"N 96°49'25.86"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is The Colony, TX, with 45,897 residents, 4.7 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 Lewisville 14 h 20 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

Lewisville has 1.2 times the population of Allen. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allen changed by +7.8% and Lewisville by +7.6%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Allen, TX113,746 (+7.8%)
  2. 02Lewisville, TX135,983 (+7.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Allen from Lewisville?

17.9 miles, 28.9 km or 15.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lewisville from Allen?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Allen on a bearing of 256.9° and arrives at Lewisville on 256.8°. The return trip starts on 76.8°.

What is halfway between Allen and Lewisville?

The midpoint is at 33.080291, -96.823851. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is The Colony, TX, 4.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Allen and Lewisville?

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

Which is bigger, Allen or Lewisville?

Lewisville, with 135,983 residents in July 2024 against 113,746 for Allen, 1.2 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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