Texas

Distance from Arlington to Richardson

Straight-line distance

30.6mi

Arlington, TX and Richardson, TX are 30.6 miles (49.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Arlington, the shortest path starts out heading NE (52°).

kilometers
49.3
nautical miles
26.6
heading from Arlington
52° NE
heading from Richardson
232° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Arlington is from Richardson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arlington and Richardson is 30.6 miles, 49.3 km or 26.6 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 30.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
30.6
Kilometers
49.3
Nautical miles
26.6
Bearing from Arlington
52.1° NE
Bearing arriving at Richardson
52.3°
Bearing from Richardson
232.3° SW

Halfway between Arlington and Richardson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.836673, -96.916719 (32°50'12.02"N 96°55'0.19"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Irving, TX, with 258,060 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 Richardson 14 h 20 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

Arlington has 3.4 times the population of Richardson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arlington changed by +2.4% and Richardson by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Arlington, TX403,672 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Richardson, TX118,221 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arlington from Richardson?

30.6 miles, 49.3 km or 26.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richardson from Arlington?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Arlington on a bearing of 52.1° and arrives at Richardson on 52.3°. The return trip starts on 232.3°.

What is halfway between Arlington and Richardson?

The midpoint is at 32.836673, -96.916719. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Irving, TX, 3.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arlington and Richardson?

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

Which is bigger, Arlington or Richardson?

Arlington, with 403,672 residents in July 2024 against 118,221 for Richardson, 3.4 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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