Texas

Distance from Denton to Fort Worth

Straight-line distance

32.4mi

Denton, TX and Fort Worth, TX are 32.4 miles (52.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Denton, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (202°).

kilometers
52.1
nautical miles
28.1
heading from Denton
202° SSW
heading from Fort Worth
22° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Denton is from Fort Worth

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Denton and Fort Worth is 32.4 miles, 52.1 km or 28.1 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 32.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
32.4
Kilometers
52.1
Nautical miles
28.1
Bearing from Denton
201.8° SSW
Bearing arriving at Fort Worth
201.7°
Bearing from Fort Worth
21.7° NNE

Halfway between Denton and Fort Worth

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.999743, -97.245206 (32°59'59.07"N 97°14'42.74"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Roanoke, TX, with 10,895 residents, 1.4 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, Denton gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Fort Worth 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Fort Worth has 6.1 times the population of Denton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Denton changed by +17.6% and Fort Worth by +9.1%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Denton, TX165,998 (+17.6%)
  2. 02Fort Worth, TX1,008,106 (+9.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Denton from Fort Worth?

32.4 miles, 52.1 km or 28.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fort Worth from Denton?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Denton on a bearing of 201.8° and arrives at Fort Worth on 201.7°. The return trip starts on 21.7°.

What is halfway between Denton and Fort Worth?

The midpoint is at 32.999743, -97.245206. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Roanoke, TX, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Denton and Fort Worth?

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

Which is bigger, Denton or Fort Worth?

Fort Worth, with 1,008,106 residents in July 2024 against 165,998 for Denton, 6.1 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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