Texas to Louisiana

Distance from McKinney to Shreveport

Straight-line distance

174.3mi

McKinney, TX and Shreveport, LA are 174.3 miles (280.5 km) apart in a straight line. From McKinney, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (106°).

kilometers
280.5
nautical miles
151.4
heading from McKinney
106° ESE
heading from Shreveport
288° WNW
McKinneyShreveport

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

How far McKinney is from Shreveport

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of McKinney and Shreveport is 174.3 miles, 280.5 km or 151.4 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 174.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
174.3
Kilometers
280.5
Nautical miles
151.4
Bearing from McKinney
106.1° ESE
Bearing arriving at Shreveport
107.7°
Bearing from Shreveport
287.7° WNW

Halfway between McKinney and Shreveport

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.842200, -95.222262 (32°50'31.92"N 95°13'20.14"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Winnsboro, TX, with 3,661 residents, 8.8 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 Shreveport 14 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 10 h 01 min. McKinney is 0.73° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

McKinney has 1.3 times the population of Shreveport. From July 2020 to July 2024, McKinney changed by +15.2% and Shreveport by -5.5%. The trip crosses from Texas into Louisiana.

  1. 01McKinney, TX227,526 (+15.2%)
  2. 02Shreveport, LA176,578 (-5.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is McKinney from Shreveport?

174.3 miles, 280.5 km or 151.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Shreveport from McKinney?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves McKinney on a bearing of 106.1° and arrives at Shreveport on 107.7°. The return trip starts on 287.7°.

What is halfway between McKinney and Shreveport?

The midpoint is at 32.842200, -95.222262. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Winnsboro, TX, 8.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between McKinney and Shreveport?

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

Which is bigger, McKinney or Shreveport?

McKinney, with 227,526 residents in July 2024 against 176,578 for Shreveport, 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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