Texas

Distance from McKinney to Richardson

Straight-line distance

16.0mi

McKinney, TX and Richardson, TX are 16.0 miles (25.8 km) apart in a straight line. From McKinney, the shortest path starts out heading S (189°).

kilometers
25.8
nautical miles
13.9
heading from McKinney
189° S
heading from Richardson
9° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far McKinney is from Richardson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of McKinney and Richardson is 16.0 miles, 25.8 km or 13.9 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 16.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.0
Kilometers
25.8
Nautical miles
13.9
Bearing from McKinney
189.1° S
Bearing arriving at Richardson
189.1°
Bearing from Richardson
9.1° N

Halfway between McKinney and Richardson

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.086702, -96.686179 (33°05'12.13"N 96°41'10.24"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Allen, TX, with 113,746 residents, 1.7 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, McKinney gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Richardson 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

McKinney has 1.9 times the population of Richardson. From July 2020 to July 2024, McKinney changed by +15.2% and Richardson by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01McKinney, TX227,526 (+15.2%)
  2. 02Richardson, TX118,221 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is McKinney from Richardson?

16.0 miles, 25.8 km or 13.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richardson from McKinney?

S. The great-circle path leaves McKinney on a bearing of 189.1° and arrives at Richardson on 189.1°. The return trip starts on 9.1°.

What is halfway between McKinney and Richardson?

The midpoint is at 33.086702, -96.686179. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Allen, TX, 1.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between McKinney and Richardson?

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

Which is bigger, McKinney or Richardson?

McKinney, with 227,526 residents in July 2024 against 118,221 for Richardson, 1.9 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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