Texas

Distance from Allen to Mesquite

Straight-line distance

24.7mi

Allen, TX and Mesquite, TX are 24.7 miles (39.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Allen, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (168°).

kilometers
39.8
nautical miles
21.5
heading from Allen
168° SSE
heading from Mesquite
348° NNW
AllenMesquite

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

How far Allen is from Mesquite

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allen and Mesquite is 24.7 miles, 39.8 km or 21.5 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 24.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
24.7
Kilometers
39.8
Nautical miles
21.5
Bearing from Allen
168.0° SSE
Bearing arriving at Mesquite
168.0°
Bearing from Mesquite
348.0° NNW

Halfway between Allen and Mesquite

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.934658, -96.628512 (32°56'4.77"N 96°37'42.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Garland, TX, with 250,431 residents, 1.7 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 Mesquite 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 10 h 00 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Mesquite has 1.3 times the population of Allen. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allen changed by +7.8% and Mesquite by +0.3%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Allen, TX113,746 (+7.8%)
  2. 02Mesquite, TX150,140 (+0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Allen from Mesquite?

24.7 miles, 39.8 km or 21.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mesquite from Allen?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Allen on a bearing of 168.0° and arrives at Mesquite on 168.0°. The return trip starts on 348.0°.

What is halfway between Allen and Mesquite?

The midpoint is at 32.934658, -96.628512. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Garland, TX, 1.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Allen and Mesquite?

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

Which is bigger, Allen or Mesquite?

Mesquite, with 150,140 residents in July 2024 against 113,746 for Allen, 1.3 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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