Texas

Distance from Grand Prairie to Richardson

Straight-line distance

26.8mi

Grand Prairie, TX and Richardson, TX are 26.8 miles (43.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Grand Prairie, the shortest path starts out heading NE (42°).

kilometers
43.2
nautical miles
23.3
heading from Grand Prairie
42° NE
heading from Richardson
223° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Grand Prairie is from Richardson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Grand Prairie and Richardson is 26.8 miles, 43.2 km or 23.3 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 26.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
26.8
Kilometers
43.2
Nautical miles
23.3
Bearing from Grand Prairie
42.5° NE
Bearing arriving at Richardson
42.6°
Bearing from Richardson
222.6° SW

Halfway between Grand Prairie and Richardson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.829297, -96.864702 (32°49'45.47"N 96°51'52.93"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Highland Park, TX, with 8,762 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, Grand Prairie gets 14 h 18 min of daylight and Richardson 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 10 h 00 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Grand Prairie has 1.8 times the population of Richardson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Grand Prairie changed by +5.7% and Richardson by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Grand Prairie, TX207,331 (+5.7%)
  2. 02Richardson, TX118,221 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Grand Prairie from Richardson?

26.8 miles, 43.2 km or 23.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richardson from Grand Prairie?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Grand Prairie on a bearing of 42.5° and arrives at Richardson on 42.6°. The return trip starts on 222.6°.

What is halfway between Grand Prairie and Richardson?

The midpoint is at 32.829297, -96.864702. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Highland Park, TX, 3.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Grand Prairie and Richardson?

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

Which is bigger, Grand Prairie or Richardson?

Grand Prairie, with 207,331 residents in July 2024 against 118,221 for Richardson, 1.8 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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