Texas

Distance from Garland to Plano

Straight-line distance

11.9mi

Garland, TX and Plano, TX are 11.9 miles (19.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Garland, the shortest path starts out heading NW (325°).

kilometers
19.1
nautical miles
10.3
heading from Garland
325° NW
heading from Plano
145° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Garland is from Plano

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Garland and Plano is 11.9 miles, 19.1 km or 10.3 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 11.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.9
Kilometers
19.1
Nautical miles
10.3
Bearing from Garland
325.1° NW
Bearing arriving at Plano
325.0°
Bearing from Plano
145.0° SE

Halfway between Garland and Plano

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.980314, -96.689053 (32°58'49.13"N 96°41'20.59"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Richardson, TX, with 118,221 residents, 1.2 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 Plano 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 58 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Plano has 1.2 times the population of Garland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Garland changed by +1.6% and Plano by +2.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Garland, TX250,431 (+1.6%)
  2. 02Plano, TX293,286 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Garland from Plano?

11.9 miles, 19.1 km or 10.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Plano from Garland?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Garland on a bearing of 325.1° and arrives at Plano on 325.0°. The return trip starts on 145.0°.

What is halfway between Garland and Plano?

The midpoint is at 32.980314, -96.689053. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Richardson, TX, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Garland and Plano?

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

Which is bigger, Garland or Plano?

Plano, with 293,286 residents in July 2024 against 250,431 for Garland, 1.2 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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