Texas

Distance from Allen to McKinney

Straight-line distance

6.3mi

Allen, TX and McKinney, TX are 6.3 miles (10.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Allen, the shortest path starts out heading N (5°).

kilometers
10.2
nautical miles
5.5
heading from Allen
5° N
heading from McKinney
185° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Allen is from McKinney

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allen and McKinney is 6.3 miles, 10.2 km or 5.5 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 6.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.3
Kilometers
10.2
Nautical miles
5.5
Bearing from Allen
4.6° N
Bearing arriving at McKinney
4.6°
Bearing from McKinney
184.6° S

Halfway between Allen and McKinney

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.155400, -96.668602 (33°09'19.44"N 96°40'6.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is McKinney, TX, with 227,526 residents, 3.2 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 McKinney 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

McKinney has 2.0 times the population of Allen. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allen changed by +7.8% and McKinney by +15.2%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Allen, TX113,746 (+7.8%)
  2. 02McKinney, TX227,526 (+15.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Allen from McKinney?

6.3 miles, 10.2 km or 5.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is McKinney from Allen?

N. The great-circle path leaves Allen on a bearing of 4.6° and arrives at McKinney on 4.6°. The return trip starts on 184.6°.

What is halfway between Allen and McKinney?

The midpoint is at 33.155400, -96.668602. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is McKinney, TX, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Allen and McKinney?

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

Which is bigger, Allen or McKinney?

McKinney, with 227,526 residents in July 2024 against 113,746 for Allen, 2.0 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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