Texas

Distance from Frisco to McKinney

Straight-line distance

9.7mi

Frisco, TX and McKinney, TX are 9.7 miles (15.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Frisco, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (71°).

kilometers
15.6
nautical miles
8.4
heading from Frisco
71° ENE
heading from McKinney
251° WSW
FriscoMcKinney

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Frisco is from McKinney

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Frisco and McKinney is 9.7 miles, 15.6 km or 8.4 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 9.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
9.7
Kilometers
15.6
Nautical miles
8.4
Bearing from Frisco
70.9° ENE
Bearing arriving at McKinney
71.0°
Bearing from McKinney
251.0° WSW

Halfway between Frisco and McKinney

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.178275, -96.743421 (33°10'41.79"N 96°44'36.31"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Frisco, TX, with 235,208 residents, 4.8 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, Frisco gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and McKinney 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Frisco has 1.0 times the population of McKinney. From July 2020 to July 2024, Frisco changed by +16.0% and McKinney by +15.2%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Frisco, TX235,208 (+16.0%)
  2. 02McKinney, TX227,526 (+15.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Frisco from McKinney?

9.7 miles, 15.6 km or 8.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is McKinney from Frisco?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Frisco on a bearing of 70.9° and arrives at McKinney on 71.0°. The return trip starts on 251.0°.

What is halfway between Frisco and McKinney?

The midpoint is at 33.178275, -96.743421. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Frisco, TX, 4.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Frisco and McKinney?

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

Which is bigger, Frisco or McKinney?

Frisco, with 235,208 residents in July 2024 against 227,526 for McKinney, 1.0 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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