Texas

Distance from Denton to Lewisville

Straight-line distance

15.0mi

Denton, TX and Lewisville, TX are 15.0 miles (24.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Denton, the shortest path starts out heading SE (140°).

kilometers
24.2
nautical miles
13.1
heading from Denton
140° SE
heading from Lewisville
320° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Denton is from Lewisville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Denton and Lewisville is 15.0 miles, 24.2 km or 13.1 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 15.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.0
Kilometers
24.2
Nautical miles
13.1
Bearing from Denton
140.0° SE
Bearing arriving at Lewisville
140.1°
Bearing from Lewisville
320.1° NW

Halfway between Denton and Lewisville

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.134078, -97.057871 (33°08'2.68"N 97°03'28.34"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Corinth, TX, with 24,450 residents, 1.1 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, Denton gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Lewisville 14 h 20 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

Denton has 1.2 times the population of Lewisville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Denton changed by +17.6% and Lewisville by +7.6%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Denton, TX165,998 (+17.6%)
  2. 02Lewisville, TX135,983 (+7.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Denton from Lewisville?

15.0 miles, 24.2 km or 13.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lewisville from Denton?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Denton on a bearing of 140.0° and arrives at Lewisville on 140.1°. The return trip starts on 320.1°.

What is halfway between Denton and Lewisville?

The midpoint is at 33.134078, -97.057871. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Corinth, TX, 1.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Denton and Lewisville?

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

Which is bigger, Denton or Lewisville?

Denton, with 165,998 residents in July 2024 against 135,983 for Lewisville, 1.2 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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