Texas

Distance from Garland to McKinney

Straight-line distance

20.2mi

Garland, TX and McKinney, TX are 20.2 miles (32.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Garland, the shortest path starts out heading N (354°).

kilometers
32.5
nautical miles
17.6
heading from Garland
354° N
heading from McKinney
174° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Garland is from McKinney

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Garland and McKinney is 20.2 miles, 32.5 km or 17.6 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 20.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
20.2
Kilometers
32.5
Nautical miles
17.6
Bearing from Garland
354.4° N
Bearing arriving at McKinney
354.4°
Bearing from McKinney
174.4° S

Halfway between Garland and McKinney

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.055451, -96.647222 (33°03'19.62"N 96°38'50.00"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Parker, TX, with 6,332 residents, 1.3 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, Garland gets 14 h 20 min of daylight and McKinney 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Garland has 1.1 times the population of McKinney. From July 2020 to July 2024, Garland changed by +1.6% and McKinney by +15.2%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Garland, TX250,431 (+1.6%)
  2. 02McKinney, TX227,526 (+15.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Garland from McKinney?

20.2 miles, 32.5 km or 17.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is McKinney from Garland?

N. The great-circle path leaves Garland on a bearing of 354.4° and arrives at McKinney on 354.4°. The return trip starts on 174.4°.

What is halfway between Garland and McKinney?

The midpoint is at 33.055451, -96.647222. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Parker, TX, 1.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Garland and McKinney?

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

Which is bigger, Garland or McKinney?

Garland, with 250,431 residents in July 2024 against 227,526 for McKinney, 1.1 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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