Texas
Distance from Carrollton to Wichita Falls
Straight-line distance
113.1mi
Carrollton, TX and Wichita Falls, TX are 113.1 miles (182.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Carrollton, the shortest path starts out heading NW (305°).
- kilometers
- 182.1
- nautical miles
- 98.3
- heading from Carrollton
- 305° NW
- heading from Wichita Falls
- 124° ESE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Carrollton is from Wichita Falls
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Carrollton and Wichita Falls is 113.1 miles, 182.1 km or 98.3 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 113.1 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 113.1
- Kilometers
- 182.1
- Nautical miles
- 98.3
- Bearing from Carrollton
- 304.5° NW
- Bearing arriving at Wichita Falls
- 303.6°
- Bearing from Wichita Falls
- 123.6° ESE
Halfway between Carrollton and Wichita Falls
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.450702, -97.708551 (33°27'2.53"N 97°42'30.78"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Alvord, TX, with 1,594 residents, 6.5 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 Wichita Falls 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 54 min. Wichita Falls is 0.92° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Carrollton has 1.3 times the population of Wichita Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Carrollton changed by +1.4% and Wichita Falls by -0.1%. Both are in Texas.
- 01Carrollton, TX135,456 (+1.4%)
- 02Wichita Falls, TX102,372 (-0.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is Carrollton from Wichita Falls?
113.1 miles, 182.1 km or 98.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Wichita Falls from Carrollton?
NW. The great-circle path leaves Carrollton on a bearing of 304.5° and arrives at Wichita Falls on 303.6°. The return trip starts on 123.6°.
What is halfway between Carrollton and Wichita Falls?
The midpoint is at 33.450702, -97.708551. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Alvord, TX, 6.5 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Carrollton and Wichita Falls?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Carrollton or Wichita Falls?
Carrollton, with 135,456 residents in July 2024 against 102,372 for Wichita Falls, 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.