Texas

Distance from Frisco to Wichita Falls

Straight-line distance

111.0mi

Frisco, TX and Wichita Falls, TX are 111.0 miles (178.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Frisco, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (298°).

kilometers
178.6
nautical miles
96.4
heading from Frisco
298° WNW
heading from Wichita Falls
117° ESE
FriscoWichita Falls

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

How far Frisco is from Wichita Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Frisco and Wichita Falls is 111.0 miles, 178.6 km or 96.4 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 111.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
111.0
Kilometers
178.6
Nautical miles
96.4
Bearing from Frisco
298.4° WNW
Bearing arriving at Wichita Falls
297.4°
Bearing from Wichita Falls
117.4° ESE

Halfway between Frisco and Wichita Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.533964, -97.670500 (33°32'2.27"N 97°40'13.80"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bowie, TX, with 6,054 residents, 10.3 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, Frisco gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Wichita Falls 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 54 min. Wichita Falls is 0.75° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Frisco has 2.3 times the population of Wichita Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Frisco changed by +16.0% and Wichita Falls by -0.1%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Frisco, TX235,208 (+16.0%)
  2. 02Wichita Falls, TX102,372 (-0.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Frisco from Wichita Falls?

111.0 miles, 178.6 km or 96.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita Falls from Frisco?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Frisco on a bearing of 298.4° and arrives at Wichita Falls on 297.4°. The return trip starts on 117.4°.

What is halfway between Frisco and Wichita Falls?

The midpoint is at 33.533964, -97.670500. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bowie, TX, 10.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Frisco and Wichita Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Frisco or Wichita Falls?

Frisco, with 235,208 residents in July 2024 against 102,372 for Wichita Falls, 2.3 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.