Texas

Distance from Denton to McKinney

Straight-line distance

27.6mi

Denton, TX and McKinney, TX are 27.6 miles (44.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Denton, the shortest path starts out heading E (92°).

kilometers
44.4
nautical miles
24.0
heading from Denton
92° E
heading from McKinney
272° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Denton is from McKinney

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Denton and McKinney is 27.6 miles, 44.4 km or 24.0 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 27.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
27.6
Kilometers
44.4
Nautical miles
24.0
Bearing from Denton
92.2° E
Bearing arriving at McKinney
92.5°
Bearing from McKinney
272.5° W

Halfway between Denton and McKinney

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.209478, -96.902728 (33°12'34.12"N 96°54'9.82"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Little Elm, TX, with 61,219 residents, 1.6 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, Denton gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and McKinney 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

McKinney has 1.4 times the population of Denton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Denton changed by +17.6% and McKinney by +15.2%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Denton, TX165,998 (+17.6%)
  2. 02McKinney, TX227,526 (+15.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Denton from McKinney?

27.6 miles, 44.4 km or 24.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is McKinney from Denton?

E. The great-circle path leaves Denton on a bearing of 92.2° and arrives at McKinney on 92.5°. The return trip starts on 272.5°.

What is halfway between Denton and McKinney?

The midpoint is at 33.209478, -96.902728. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Little Elm, TX, 1.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Denton and McKinney?

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

Which is bigger, Denton or McKinney?

McKinney, with 227,526 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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