Texas

Distance from Carrollton to Plano

Straight-line distance

9.8mi

Carrollton, TX and Plano, TX are 9.8 miles (15.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Carrollton, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (64°).

kilometers
15.7
nautical miles
8.5
heading from Carrollton
64° ENE
heading from Plano
244° WSW
CarrolltonPlano

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

How far Carrollton is from Plano

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carrollton and Plano is 9.8 miles, 15.7 km or 8.5 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 9.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
9.8
Kilometers
15.7
Nautical miles
8.5
Bearing from Carrollton
64.2° ENE
Bearing arriving at Plano
64.3°
Bearing from Plano
244.3° WSW

Halfway between Carrollton and Plano

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.020123, -96.823926 (33°01'12.44"N 96°49'26.14"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Addison, TX, with 17,257 residents, 3.9 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 Plano 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 58 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Plano has 2.2 times the population of Carrollton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carrollton changed by +1.4% and Plano by +2.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Carrollton, TX135,456 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Plano, TX293,286 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carrollton from Plano?

9.8 miles, 15.7 km or 8.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Plano from Carrollton?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Carrollton on a bearing of 64.2° and arrives at Plano on 64.3°. The return trip starts on 244.3°.

What is halfway between Carrollton and Plano?

The midpoint is at 33.020123, -96.823926. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Addison, TX, 3.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carrollton and Plano?

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

Which is bigger, Carrollton or Plano?

Plano, with 293,286 residents in July 2024 against 135,456 for Carrollton, 2.2 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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