Texas

Distance from Denton to Richardson

Straight-line distance

30.3mi

Denton, TX and Richardson, TX are 30.3 miles (48.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Denton, the shortest path starts out heading SE (124°).

kilometers
48.7
nautical miles
26.3
heading from Denton
124° SE
heading from Richardson
304° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Denton is from Richardson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Denton and Richardson is 30.3 miles, 48.7 km or 26.3 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 30.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
30.3
Kilometers
48.7
Nautical miles
26.3
Bearing from Denton
123.9° SE
Bearing arriving at Richardson
124.2°
Bearing from Richardson
304.2° NW

Halfway between Denton and Richardson

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.095037, -96.924398 (33°05'42.13"N 96°55'27.83"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is The Colony, TX, with 45,897 residents, 1.2 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 Richardson 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Denton has 1.4 times the population of Richardson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Denton changed by +17.6% and Richardson by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Denton, TX165,998 (+17.6%)
  2. 02Richardson, TX118,221 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Denton from Richardson?

30.3 miles, 48.7 km or 26.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richardson from Denton?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Denton on a bearing of 123.9° and arrives at Richardson on 124.2°. The return trip starts on 304.2°.

What is halfway between Denton and Richardson?

The midpoint is at 33.095037, -96.924398. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is The Colony, TX, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Denton and Richardson?

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

Which is bigger, Denton or Richardson?

Denton, with 165,998 residents in July 2024 against 118,221 for Richardson, 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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