Texas
Distance from Edinburg to McAllen
Straight-line distance
8.6mi
Edinburg, TX and McAllen, TX are 8.6 miles (13.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Edinburg, the shortest path starts out heading SW (222°).
- kilometers
- 13.9
- nautical miles
- 7.5
- heading from Edinburg
- 222° SW
- heading from McAllen
- 42° NE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Edinburg is from McAllen
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Edinburg and McAllen is 8.6 miles, 13.9 km or 7.5 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 8.6 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 8.6
- Kilometers
- 13.9
- Nautical miles
- 7.5
- Bearing from Edinburg
- 221.7° SW
- Bearing arriving at McAllen
- 221.7°
- Bearing from McAllen
- 41.7° NE
Halfway between Edinburg and McAllen
The great-circle midpoint is at 26.271657, -98.199769 (26°16'17.97"N 98°11'59.17"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is McAllen, TX, with 148,782 residents, 4.3 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, Edinburg gets 13 h 47 min of daylight and McAllen 13 h 47 min; on December 21, 10 h 29 min and 10 h 30 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
McAllen has 1.4 times the population of Edinburg. From July 2020 to July 2024, Edinburg changed by +7.9% and McAllen by +4.5%. Both are in Texas.
- 01Edinburg, TX108,733 (+7.9%)
- 02McAllen, TX148,782 (+4.5%)
Questions people ask
How far is Edinburg from McAllen?
8.6 miles, 13.9 km or 7.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is McAllen from Edinburg?
SW. The great-circle path leaves Edinburg on a bearing of 221.7° and arrives at McAllen on 221.7°. The return trip starts on 41.7°.
What is halfway between Edinburg and McAllen?
The midpoint is at 26.271657, -98.199769. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is McAllen, TX, 4.3 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Edinburg and McAllen?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Edinburg or McAllen?
McAllen, with 148,782 residents in July 2024 against 108,733 for Edinburg, 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.