Texas

Distance from Arlington to Mesquite

Straight-line distance

31.7mi

Arlington, TX and Mesquite, TX are 31.7 miles (51.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Arlington, the shortest path starts out heading E (82°).

kilometers
51.0
nautical miles
27.5
heading from Arlington
82° E
heading from Mesquite
263° W
ArlingtonMesquite

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

How far Arlington is from Mesquite

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arlington and Mesquite is 31.7 miles, 51.0 km or 27.5 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 31.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
31.7
Kilometers
51.0
Nautical miles
27.5
Bearing from Arlington
82.5° E
Bearing arriving at Mesquite
82.8°
Bearing from Mesquite
262.8° W

Halfway between Arlington and Mesquite

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.730440, -96.854539 (32°43'49.58"N 96°51'16.34"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cockrell Hill, TX, with 3,662 residents, 2.1 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 Mesquite 14 h 19 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 2.7 times the population of Mesquite. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arlington changed by +2.4% and Mesquite by +0.3%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Arlington, TX403,672 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Mesquite, TX150,140 (+0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arlington from Mesquite?

31.7 miles, 51.0 km or 27.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mesquite from Arlington?

E. The great-circle path leaves Arlington on a bearing of 82.5° and arrives at Mesquite on 82.8°. The return trip starts on 262.8°.

What is halfway between Arlington and Mesquite?

The midpoint is at 32.730440, -96.854539. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cockrell Hill, TX, 2.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arlington and Mesquite?

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

Which is bigger, Arlington or Mesquite?

Arlington, with 403,672 residents in July 2024 against 150,140 for Mesquite, 2.7 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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