Texas

Distance from Carrollton to Denton

Straight-line distance

21.1mi

Carrollton, TX and Denton, TX are 21.1 miles (33.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Carrollton, the shortest path starts out heading NW (318°).

kilometers
33.9
nautical miles
18.3
heading from Carrollton
318° NW
heading from Denton
138° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carrollton is from Denton

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carrollton and Denton is 21.1 miles, 33.9 km or 18.3 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 21.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
21.1
Kilometers
33.9
Nautical miles
18.3
Bearing from Carrollton
318.5° NW
Bearing arriving at Denton
318.4°
Bearing from Denton
138.4° SE

Halfway between Carrollton and Denton

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.103458, -97.020443 (33°06'12.45"N 97°01'13.60"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hickory Creek, TX, with 6,901 residents, 1.0 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, Carrollton gets 14 h 20 min of daylight and Denton 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Denton has 1.2 times the population of Carrollton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carrollton changed by +1.4% and Denton by +17.6%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Carrollton, TX135,456 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Denton, TX165,998 (+17.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carrollton from Denton?

21.1 miles, 33.9 km or 18.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Denton from Carrollton?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Carrollton on a bearing of 318.5° and arrives at Denton on 318.4°. The return trip starts on 138.4°.

What is halfway between Carrollton and Denton?

The midpoint is at 33.103458, -97.020443. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hickory Creek, TX, 1.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carrollton and Denton?

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

Which is bigger, Carrollton or Denton?

Denton, with 165,998 residents in July 2024 against 135,456 for Carrollton, 1.2 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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