Texas
Distance from Arlington to Grand Prairie
Straight-line distance
6.1mi
Arlington, TX and Grand Prairie, TX are 6.1 miles (9.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Arlington, the shortest path starts out heading E (99°).
- kilometers
- 9.9
- nautical miles
- 5.3
- heading from Arlington
- 99° E
- heading from Grand Prairie
- 280° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Arlington is from Grand Prairie
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arlington and Grand Prairie is 6.1 miles, 9.9 km or 5.3 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 6.1 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 6.1
- Kilometers
- 9.9
- Nautical miles
- 5.3
- Bearing from Arlington
- 99.5° E
- Bearing arriving at Grand Prairie
- 99.5°
- Bearing from Grand Prairie
- 279.5° W
Halfway between Arlington and Grand Prairie
The great-circle midpoint is at 32.693411, -97.072746 (32°41'36.28"N 97°04'21.88"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Arlington, TX, with 403,672 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, Arlington gets 14 h 18 min of daylight and Grand Prairie 14 h 18 min; on December 21, 10 h 00 min and 10 h 00 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Arlington has 1.9 times the population of Grand Prairie. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arlington changed by +2.4% and Grand Prairie by +5.7%. Both are in Texas.
- 01Arlington, TX403,672 (+2.4%)
- 02Grand Prairie, TX207,331 (+5.7%)
Questions people ask
How far is Arlington from Grand Prairie?
6.1 miles, 9.9 km or 5.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Grand Prairie from Arlington?
E. The great-circle path leaves Arlington on a bearing of 99.5° and arrives at Grand Prairie on 99.5°. The return trip starts on 279.5°.
What is halfway between Arlington and Grand Prairie?
The midpoint is at 32.693411, -97.072746. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Arlington, TX, 3.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Arlington and Grand Prairie?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Arlington or Grand Prairie?
Arlington, with 403,672 residents in July 2024 against 207,331 for Grand Prairie, 1.9 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.