Texas

Distance from Garland to Mesquite

Straight-line distance

10.7mi

Garland, TX and Mesquite, TX are 10.7 miles (17.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Garland, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (166°).

kilometers
17.3
nautical miles
9.3
heading from Garland
166° SSE
heading from Mesquite
346° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Garland is from Mesquite

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Garland and Mesquite is 10.7 miles, 17.3 km or 9.3 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 10.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
10.7
Kilometers
17.3
Nautical miles
9.3
Bearing from Garland
165.5° SSE
Bearing arriving at Mesquite
165.6°
Bearing from Mesquite
345.6° NNW

Halfway between Garland and Mesquite

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.834702, -96.607231 (32°50'4.93"N 96°36'26.03"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Sunnyvale, TX, with 8,839 residents, 3.7 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 Mesquite 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 10 h 00 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Garland has 1.7 times the population of Mesquite. From July 2020 to July 2024, Garland changed by +1.6% and Mesquite by +0.3%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Garland, TX250,431 (+1.6%)
  2. 02Mesquite, TX150,140 (+0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Garland from Mesquite?

10.7 miles, 17.3 km or 9.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mesquite from Garland?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Garland on a bearing of 165.5° and arrives at Mesquite on 165.6°. The return trip starts on 345.6°.

What is halfway between Garland and Mesquite?

The midpoint is at 32.834702, -96.607231. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Sunnyvale, TX, 3.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Garland and Mesquite?

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

Which is bigger, Garland or Mesquite?

Garland, with 250,431 residents in July 2024 against 150,140 for Mesquite, 1.7 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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