Texas

Distance from Dallas to Garland

Straight-line distance

11.3mi

Dallas, TX and Garland, TX are 11.3 miles (18.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Dallas, the shortest path starts out heading NE (44°).

kilometers
18.2
nautical miles
9.8
heading from Dallas
44° NE
heading from Garland
225° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Dallas is from Garland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Dallas and Garland is 11.3 miles, 18.2 km or 9.8 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 11.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.3
Kilometers
18.2
Nautical miles
9.8
Bearing from Dallas
44.4° NE
Bearing arriving at Garland
44.5°
Bearing from Garland
224.5° SW

Halfway between Dallas and Garland

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.851568, -96.698445 (32°51'5.65"N 96°41'54.40"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is University Park, TX, with 25,268 residents, 5.6 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, Dallas gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and Garland 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Dallas has 5.3 times the population of Garland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Dallas changed by +1.7% and Garland by +1.6%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Dallas, TX1,326,087 (+1.7%)
  2. 02Garland, TX250,431 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Dallas from Garland?

11.3 miles, 18.2 km or 9.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Garland from Dallas?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Dallas on a bearing of 44.4° and arrives at Garland on 44.5°. The return trip starts on 224.5°.

What is halfway between Dallas and Garland?

The midpoint is at 32.851568, -96.698445. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is University Park, TX, 5.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Dallas and Garland?

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

Which is bigger, Dallas or Garland?

Dallas, with 1,326,087 residents in July 2024 against 250,431 for Garland, 5.3 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.

  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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