Texas to Oklahoma

Distance from Denton to Norman

Straight-line distance

140.3mi

Denton, TX and Norman, OK are 140.3 miles (225.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Denton, the shortest path starts out heading N (355°).

kilometers
225.8
nautical miles
121.9
heading from Denton
355° N
heading from Norman
175° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Denton is from Norman

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Denton and Norman is 140.3 miles, 225.8 km or 121.9 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 140.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
140.3
Kilometers
225.8
Nautical miles
121.9
Bearing from Denton
355.3° N
Bearing arriving at Norman
355.2°
Bearing from Norman
175.2° S

Halfway between Denton and Norman

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.229042, -97.242075 (34°13'44.55"N 97°14'31.47"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lone Grove, OK, with 5,276 residents, 3.4 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 Norman 14 h 32 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 47 min. Norman is 2.02° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Denton has 1.3 times the population of Norman. From July 2020 to July 2024, Denton changed by +17.6% and Norman by +2.2%. The trip crosses from Texas into Oklahoma.

  1. 01Denton, TX165,998 (+17.6%)
  2. 02Norman, OK131,010 (+2.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Denton from Norman?

140.3 miles, 225.8 km or 121.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Norman from Denton?

N. The great-circle path leaves Denton on a bearing of 355.3° and arrives at Norman on 355.2°. The return trip starts on 175.2°.

What is halfway between Denton and Norman?

The midpoint is at 34.229042, -97.242075. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lone Grove, OK, 3.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Denton and Norman?

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

Which is bigger, Denton or Norman?

Denton, with 165,998 residents in July 2024 against 131,010 for Norman, 1.3 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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