Texas

Distance from Irving to Mesquite

Straight-line distance

23.4mi

Irving, TX and Mesquite, TX are 23.4 miles (37.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Irving, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (107°).

kilometers
37.7
nautical miles
20.3
heading from Irving
107° ESE
heading from Mesquite
287° WNW
IrvingMesquite

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

How far Irving is from Mesquite

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Irving and Mesquite is 23.4 miles, 37.7 km or 20.3 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 23.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
23.4
Kilometers
37.7
Nautical miles
20.3
Bearing from Irving
106.7° ESE
Bearing arriving at Mesquite
106.9°
Bearing from Mesquite
286.9° WNW

Halfway between Irving and Mesquite

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.808798, -96.776994 (32°48'31.67"N 96°46'37.18"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dallas, TX, with 1,326,087 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, Irving gets 14 h 19 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

Irving has 1.7 times the population of Mesquite. From July 2020 to July 2024, Irving changed by +0.4% and Mesquite by +0.3%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Irving, TX258,060 (+0.4%)
  2. 02Mesquite, TX150,140 (+0.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Irving from Mesquite?

23.4 miles, 37.7 km or 20.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Mesquite from Irving?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Irving on a bearing of 106.7° and arrives at Mesquite on 106.9°. The return trip starts on 286.9°.

What is halfway between Irving and Mesquite?

The midpoint is at 32.808798, -96.776994. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dallas, TX, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Irving and Mesquite?

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

Which is bigger, Irving or Mesquite?

Irving, with 258,060 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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