Texas

Distance from Denton to Lubbock

Straight-line distance

274.9mi

Denton, TX and Lubbock, TX are 274.9 miles (442.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Denton, the shortest path starts out heading W (276°).

kilometers
442.4
nautical miles
238.9
heading from Denton
276° W
heading from Lubbock
94° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Denton is from Lubbock

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Denton and Lubbock is 274.9 miles, 442.4 km or 238.9 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 274.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
274.9
Kilometers
442.4
Nautical miles
238.9
Bearing from Denton
276.3° W
Bearing arriving at Lubbock
273.7°
Bearing from Lubbock
93.7° E

Halfway between Denton and Lubbock

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.412255, -99.510394 (33°24'44.12"N 99°30'37.42"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Munday, TX, with 1,214 residents, 7.0 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 Lubbock 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Lubbock has 1.6 times the population of Denton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Denton changed by +17.6% and Lubbock by +5.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Denton, TX165,998 (+17.6%)
  2. 02Lubbock, TX272,086 (+5.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Denton from Lubbock?

274.9 miles, 442.4 km or 238.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lubbock from Denton?

W. The great-circle path leaves Denton on a bearing of 276.3° and arrives at Lubbock on 273.7°. The return trip starts on 93.7°.

What is halfway between Denton and Lubbock?

The midpoint is at 33.412255, -99.510394. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Munday, TX, 7.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Denton and Lubbock?

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

Which is bigger, Denton or Lubbock?

Lubbock, with 272,086 residents in July 2024 against 165,998 for Denton, 1.6 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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