Texas

Distance from Denton to Plano

Straight-line distance

25.5mi

Denton, TX and Plano, TX are 25.5 miles (41.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Denton, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (117°).

kilometers
41.1
nautical miles
22.2
heading from Denton
117° ESE
heading from Plano
297° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Denton is from Plano

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Denton and Plano is 25.5 miles, 41.1 km or 22.2 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 25.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
25.5
Kilometers
41.1
Nautical miles
22.2
Bearing from Denton
116.7° ESE
Bearing arriving at Plano
116.9°
Bearing from Plano
296.9° WNW

Halfway between Denton and Plano

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.134255, -96.944413 (33°08'3.32"N 96°56'39.89"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hackberry, TX, with 2,959 residents, 1.9 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 Plano 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

Plano has 1.8 times the population of Denton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Denton changed by +17.6% and Plano by +2.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Denton, TX165,998 (+17.6%)
  2. 02Plano, TX293,286 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Denton from Plano?

25.5 miles, 41.1 km or 22.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Plano from Denton?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Denton on a bearing of 116.7° and arrives at Plano on 116.9°. The return trip starts on 296.9°.

What is halfway between Denton and Plano?

The midpoint is at 33.134255, -96.944413. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hackberry, TX, 1.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Denton and Plano?

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

Which is bigger, Denton or Plano?

Plano, with 293,286 residents in July 2024 against 165,998 for Denton, 1.8 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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