Texas

Distance from Garland to Richardson

Straight-line distance

6.2mi

Garland, TX and Richardson, TX are 6.2 miles (10.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Garland, the shortest path starts out heading NW (314°).

kilometers
10.1
nautical miles
5.4
heading from Garland
314° NW
heading from Richardson
134° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Garland is from Richardson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Garland and Richardson is 6.2 miles, 10.1 km or 5.4 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 6.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.2
Kilometers
10.1
Nautical miles
5.4
Bearing from Garland
313.8° NW
Bearing arriving at Richardson
313.7°
Bearing from Richardson
133.7° SE

Halfway between Garland and Richardson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.941056, -96.669186 (32°56'27.80"N 96°40'9.07"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Garland, TX, with 250,431 residents, 3.1 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 Richardson 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Garland has 2.1 times the population of Richardson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Garland changed by +1.6% and Richardson by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Garland, TX250,431 (+1.6%)
  2. 02Richardson, TX118,221 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Garland from Richardson?

6.2 miles, 10.1 km or 5.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richardson from Garland?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Garland on a bearing of 313.8° and arrives at Richardson on 313.7°. The return trip starts on 133.7°.

What is halfway between Garland and Richardson?

The midpoint is at 32.941056, -96.669186. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Garland, TX, 3.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Garland and Richardson?

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

Which is bigger, Garland or Richardson?

Garland, with 250,431 residents in July 2024 against 118,221 for Richardson, 2.1 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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