Texas

Distance from Carrollton to Richardson

Straight-line distance

11.2mi

Carrollton, TX and Richardson, TX are 11.2 miles (18.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Carrollton, the shortest path starts out heading E (96°).

kilometers
18.0
nautical miles
9.7
heading from Carrollton
96° E
heading from Richardson
276° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Carrollton is from Richardson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carrollton and Richardson is 11.2 miles, 18.0 km or 9.7 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 11.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.2
Kilometers
18.0
Nautical miles
9.7
Bearing from Carrollton
96.0° E
Bearing arriving at Richardson
96.1°
Bearing from Richardson
276.1° W

Halfway between Carrollton and Richardson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.980887, -96.803991 (32°58'51.19"N 96°48'14.37"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Addison, TX, with 17,257 residents, 2.1 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 Richardson 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Carrollton has 1.1 times the population of Richardson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carrollton changed by +1.4% and Richardson by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Carrollton, TX135,456 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Richardson, TX118,221 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Carrollton from Richardson?

11.2 miles, 18.0 km or 9.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richardson from Carrollton?

E. The great-circle path leaves Carrollton on a bearing of 96.0° and arrives at Richardson on 96.1°. The return trip starts on 276.1°.

What is halfway between Carrollton and Richardson?

The midpoint is at 32.980887, -96.803991. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Addison, TX, 2.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Carrollton and Richardson?

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

Which is bigger, Carrollton or Richardson?

Carrollton, with 135,456 residents in July 2024 against 118,221 for Richardson, 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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