Texas

Distance from Denton to Frisco

Straight-line distance

18.9mi

Denton, TX and Frisco, TX are 18.9 miles (30.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Denton, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (103°).

kilometers
30.5
nautical miles
16.4
heading from Denton
103° ESE
heading from Frisco
283° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Denton is from Frisco

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Denton and Frisco is 18.9 miles, 30.5 km or 16.4 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 18.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.9
Kilometers
30.5
Nautical miles
16.4
Bearing from Denton
103.0° ESE
Bearing arriving at Frisco
103.2°
Bearing from Frisco
283.2° WNW

Halfway between Denton and Frisco

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.186502, -96.981894 (33°11'11.41"N 96°58'54.82"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Oak Point, TX, with 6,826 residents, 1.2 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 Frisco 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 58 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Frisco has 1.4 times the population of Denton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Denton changed by +17.6% and Frisco by +16.0%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Denton, TX165,998 (+17.6%)
  2. 02Frisco, TX235,208 (+16.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Denton from Frisco?

18.9 miles, 30.5 km or 16.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Frisco from Denton?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Denton on a bearing of 103.0° and arrives at Frisco on 103.2°. The return trip starts on 283.2°.

What is halfway between Denton and Frisco?

The midpoint is at 33.186502, -96.981894. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Oak Point, TX, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Denton and Frisco?

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

Which is bigger, Denton or Frisco?

Frisco, with 235,208 residents in July 2024 against 165,998 for Denton, 1.4 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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