Texas

Distance from Carrollton to Mesquite

Straight-line distance

24.2mi

Carrollton, TX and Mesquite, TX are 24.2 miles (39.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Carrollton, the shortest path starts out heading SE (131°).

kilometers
39.0
nautical miles
21.1
heading from Carrollton
131° SE
heading from Mesquite
311° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carrollton is from Mesquite

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carrollton and Mesquite is 24.2 miles, 39.0 km or 21.1 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 24.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
24.2
Kilometers
39.0
Nautical miles
21.1
Bearing from Carrollton
130.8° SE
Bearing arriving at Mesquite
131.0°
Bearing from Mesquite
311.0° NW

Halfway between Carrollton and Mesquite

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.874599, -96.741845 (32°52'28.56"N 96°44'30.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is University Park, TX, with 25,268 residents, 3.6 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 Mesquite 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 10 h 00 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Mesquite has 1.1 times the population of Carrollton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carrollton changed by +1.4% and Mesquite by +0.3%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Carrollton, TX135,456 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Mesquite, TX150,140 (+0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carrollton from Mesquite?

24.2 miles, 39.0 km or 21.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mesquite from Carrollton?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Carrollton on a bearing of 130.8° and arrives at Mesquite on 131.0°. The return trip starts on 311.0°.

What is halfway between Carrollton and Mesquite?

The midpoint is at 32.874599, -96.741845. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is University Park, TX, 3.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carrollton and Mesquite?

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

Which is bigger, Carrollton or Mesquite?

Mesquite, with 150,140 residents in July 2024 against 135,456 for Carrollton, 1.1 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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