Texas

Distance from McKinney to Plano

Straight-line distance

11.5mi

McKinney, TX and Plano, TX are 11.5 miles (18.4 km) apart in a straight line. From McKinney, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (205°).

kilometers
18.4
nautical miles
10.0
heading from McKinney
205° SSW
heading from Plano
25° NNE
McKinneyPlano

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

How far McKinney is from Plano

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of McKinney and Plano is 11.5 miles, 18.4 km or 10.0 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 11.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.5
Kilometers
18.4
Nautical miles
10.0
Bearing from McKinney
205.0° SSW
Bearing arriving at Plano
205.0°
Bearing from Plano
25.0° NNE

Halfway between McKinney and Plano

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.125957, -96.706086 (33°07'33.45"N 96°42'21.91"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Allen, TX, with 113,746 residents, 2.2 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, McKinney gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Plano 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 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 1.3 times the population of McKinney. From July 2020 to July 2024, McKinney changed by +15.2% and Plano by +2.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01McKinney, TX227,526 (+15.2%)
  2. 02Plano, TX293,286 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is McKinney from Plano?

11.5 miles, 18.4 km or 10.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Plano from McKinney?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves McKinney on a bearing of 205.0° and arrives at Plano on 205.0°. The return trip starts on 25.0°.

What is halfway between McKinney and Plano?

The midpoint is at 33.125957, -96.706086. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Allen, TX, 2.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between McKinney and Plano?

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

Which is bigger, McKinney or Plano?

Plano, with 293,286 residents in July 2024 against 227,526 for McKinney, 1.3 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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