Texas

Distance from Arlington to Fort Worth

Straight-line distance

14.2mi

Arlington, TX and Fort Worth, TX are 14.2 miles (22.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Arlington, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (293°).

kilometers
22.8
nautical miles
12.3
heading from Arlington
293° WNW
heading from Fort Worth
113° ESE
ArlingtonFort Worth

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

How far Arlington is from Fort Worth

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arlington and Fort Worth is 14.2 miles, 22.8 km or 12.3 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 14.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.2
Kilometers
22.8
Nautical miles
12.3
Bearing from Arlington
293.4° WNW
Bearing arriving at Fort Worth
293.3°
Bearing from Fort Worth
113.3° ESE

Halfway between Arlington and Fort Worth

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.741400, -97.236599 (32°44'29.04"N 97°14'11.76"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Richland Hills, TX, with 8,546 residents, 4.8 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 Fort Worth 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

Fort Worth has 2.5 times the population of Arlington. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arlington changed by +2.4% and Fort Worth by +9.1%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Arlington, TX403,672 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Fort Worth, TX1,008,106 (+9.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arlington from Fort Worth?

14.2 miles, 22.8 km or 12.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fort Worth from Arlington?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Arlington on a bearing of 293.4° and arrives at Fort Worth on 293.3°. The return trip starts on 113.3°.

What is halfway between Arlington and Fort Worth?

The midpoint is at 32.741400, -97.236599. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Richland Hills, TX, 4.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arlington and Fort Worth?

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

Which is bigger, Arlington or Fort Worth?

Fort Worth, with 1,008,106 residents in July 2024 against 403,672 for Arlington, 2.5 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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