Texas

Distance from Brownsville to McAllen

Straight-line distance

51.8mi

Brownsville, TX and McAllen, TX are 51.8 miles (83.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Brownsville, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (288°).

kilometers
83.4
nautical miles
45.0
heading from Brownsville
288° WNW
heading from McAllen
108° ESE
BrownsvilleMcAllen

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

How far Brownsville is from McAllen

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Brownsville and McAllen is 51.8 miles, 83.4 km or 45.0 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 51.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
51.8
Kilometers
83.4
Nautical miles
45.0
Bearing from Brownsville
288.0° WNW
Bearing arriving at McAllen
287.6°
Bearing from McAllen
107.6° ESE

Halfway between Brownsville and McAllen

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.110895, -97.848060 (26°06'39.22"N 97°50'53.02"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is La Feria, TX, with 7,036 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, Brownsville gets 13 h 46 min of daylight and McAllen 13 h 47 min; on December 21, 10 h 31 min and 10 h 30 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Brownsville has 1.3 times the population of McAllen. From July 2020 to July 2024, Brownsville changed by +2.8% and McAllen by +4.5%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Brownsville, TX191,967 (+2.8%)
  2. 02McAllen, TX148,782 (+4.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Brownsville from McAllen?

51.8 miles, 83.4 km or 45.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is McAllen from Brownsville?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Brownsville on a bearing of 288.0° and arrives at McAllen on 287.6°. The return trip starts on 107.6°.

What is halfway between Brownsville and McAllen?

The midpoint is at 26.110895, -97.848060. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is La Feria, TX, 3.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Brownsville and McAllen?

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

Which is bigger, Brownsville or McAllen?

Brownsville, with 191,967 residents in July 2024 against 148,782 for McAllen, 1.3 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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