Texas

Distance from Arlington to Carrollton

Straight-line distance

23.8mi

Arlington, TX and Carrollton, TX are 23.8 miles (38.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Arlington, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (33°).

kilometers
38.4
nautical miles
20.7
heading from Arlington
33° NNE
heading from Carrollton
213° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Arlington is from Carrollton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arlington and Carrollton is 23.8 miles, 38.4 km or 20.7 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 23.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
23.8
Kilometers
38.4
Nautical miles
20.7
Bearing from Arlington
33.1° NNE
Bearing arriving at Carrollton
33.3°
Bearing from Carrollton
213.3° SSW

Halfway between Arlington and Carrollton

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.845100, -97.012483 (32°50'42.36"N 97°00'44.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Irving, TX, with 258,060 residents, 2.6 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, Arlington gets 14 h 18 min of daylight and Carrollton 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 10 h 00 min and 9 h 58 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Arlington has 3.0 times the population of Carrollton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arlington changed by +2.4% and Carrollton by +1.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Arlington, TX403,672 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Carrollton, TX135,456 (+1.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arlington from Carrollton?

23.8 miles, 38.4 km or 20.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Carrollton from Arlington?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Arlington on a bearing of 33.1° and arrives at Carrollton on 33.3°. The return trip starts on 213.3°.

What is halfway between Arlington and Carrollton?

The midpoint is at 32.845100, -97.012483. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Irving, TX, 2.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arlington and Carrollton?

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

Which is bigger, Arlington or Carrollton?

Arlington, with 403,672 residents in July 2024 against 135,456 for Carrollton, 3.0 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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