Texas

Distance from Arlington to Dallas

Straight-line distance

21.8mi

Arlington, TX and Dallas, TX are 21.8 miles (35.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Arlington, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (73°).

kilometers
35.1
nautical miles
18.9
heading from Arlington
73° ENE
heading from Dallas
253° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Arlington is from Dallas

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arlington and Dallas is 21.8 miles, 35.1 km or 18.9 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 21.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
21.8
Kilometers
35.1
Nautical miles
18.9
Bearing from Arlington
72.8° ENE
Bearing arriving at Dallas
73.0°
Bearing from Dallas
253.0° WSW

Halfway between Arlington and Dallas

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.747127, -96.945693 (32°44'49.66"N 96°56'44.50"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cockrell Hill, TX, with 3,662 residents, 3.4 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 Dallas 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 10 h 00 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Dallas has 3.3 times the population of Arlington. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arlington changed by +2.4% and Dallas by +1.7%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Arlington, TX403,672 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Dallas, TX1,326,087 (+1.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arlington from Dallas?

21.8 miles, 35.1 km or 18.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Dallas from Arlington?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Arlington on a bearing of 72.8° and arrives at Dallas on 73.0°. The return trip starts on 253.0°.

What is halfway between Arlington and Dallas?

The midpoint is at 32.747127, -96.945693. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cockrell Hill, TX, 3.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arlington and Dallas?

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

Which is bigger, Arlington or Dallas?

Dallas, with 1,326,087 residents in July 2024 against 403,672 for Arlington, 3.3 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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