Texas
Distance from Allen to Plano
Straight-line distance
5.9mi
Allen, TX and Plano, TX are 5.9 miles (9.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Allen, the shortest path starts out heading SW (227°).
- kilometers
- 9.6
- nautical miles
- 5.2
- heading from Allen
- 227° SW
- heading from Plano
- 47° NE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Allen is from Plano
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allen and Plano is 5.9 miles, 9.6 km or 5.2 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 5.9 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 5.9
- Kilometers
- 9.6
- Nautical miles
- 5.2
- Bearing from Allen
- 226.8° SW
- Bearing arriving at Plano
- 226.8°
- Bearing from Plano
- 46.8° NE
Halfway between Allen and Plano
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.080256, -96.710463 (33°04'48.92"N 96°42'37.67"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Allen, TX, with 113,746 residents, 3.0 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 Plano 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
Plano has 2.6 times the population of Allen. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allen changed by +7.8% and Plano by +2.4%. Both are in Texas.
Questions people ask
How far is Allen from Plano?
5.9 miles, 9.6 km or 5.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Plano from Allen?
SW. The great-circle path leaves Allen on a bearing of 226.8° and arrives at Plano on 226.8°. The return trip starts on 46.8°.
What is halfway between Allen and Plano?
The midpoint is at 33.080256, -96.710463. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Allen, TX, 3.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Allen and Plano?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Allen or Plano?
Plano, with 293,286 residents in July 2024 against 113,746 for Allen, 2.6 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.