Texas

Distance from Grand Prairie to Mesquite

Straight-line distance

25.9mi

Grand Prairie, TX and Mesquite, TX are 25.9 miles (41.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Grand Prairie, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (79°).

kilometers
41.7
nautical miles
22.5
heading from Grand Prairie
79° ENE
heading from Mesquite
259° W
Grand PrairieMesquite

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

How far Grand Prairie is from Mesquite

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Grand Prairie and Mesquite is 25.9 miles, 41.7 km or 22.5 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 25.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
25.9
Kilometers
41.7
Nautical miles
22.5
Bearing from Grand Prairie
78.6° ENE
Bearing arriving at Mesquite
78.8°
Bearing from Mesquite
258.8° W

Halfway between Grand Prairie and Mesquite

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.723039, -96.802590 (32°43'22.94"N 96°48'9.32"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cockrell Hill, TX, with 3,662 residents, 5.1 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, Grand Prairie gets 14 h 18 min of daylight and Mesquite 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 10 h 00 min and 10 h 00 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Grand Prairie has 1.4 times the population of Mesquite. From July 2020 to July 2024, Grand Prairie changed by +5.7% and Mesquite by +0.3%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Grand Prairie, TX207,331 (+5.7%)
  2. 02Mesquite, TX150,140 (+0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Grand Prairie from Mesquite?

25.9 miles, 41.7 km or 22.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mesquite from Grand Prairie?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Grand Prairie on a bearing of 78.6° and arrives at Mesquite on 78.8°. The return trip starts on 258.8°.

What is halfway between Grand Prairie and Mesquite?

The midpoint is at 32.723039, -96.802590. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cockrell Hill, TX, 5.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Grand Prairie and Mesquite?

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

Which is bigger, Grand Prairie or Mesquite?

Grand Prairie, with 207,331 residents in July 2024 against 150,140 for Mesquite, 1.4 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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