Texas

Distance from McKinney to Tyler

Straight-line distance

99.8mi

McKinney, TX and Tyler, TX are 99.8 miles (160.6 km) apart in a straight line. From McKinney, the shortest path starts out heading SE (127°).

kilometers
160.6
nautical miles
86.7
heading from McKinney
127° SE
heading from Tyler
308° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far McKinney is from Tyler

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of McKinney and Tyler is 99.8 miles, 160.6 km or 86.7 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 99.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
99.8
Kilometers
160.6
Nautical miles
86.7
Bearing from McKinney
127.4° SE
Bearing arriving at Tyler
128.1°
Bearing from Tyler
308.1° NW

Halfway between McKinney and Tyler

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.761032, -95.981679 (32°45'39.71"N 95°58'54.05"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Wills Point, TX, with 4,050 residents, 3.8 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 Tyler 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 10 h 02 min. McKinney is 0.88° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

McKinney has 2.0 times the population of Tyler. From July 2020 to July 2024, McKinney changed by +15.2% and Tyler by +5.6%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01McKinney, TX227,526 (+15.2%)
  2. 02Tyler, TX112,219 (+5.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is McKinney from Tyler?

99.8 miles, 160.6 km or 86.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tyler from McKinney?

SE. The great-circle path leaves McKinney on a bearing of 127.4° and arrives at Tyler on 128.1°. The return trip starts on 308.1°.

What is halfway between McKinney and Tyler?

The midpoint is at 32.761032, -95.981679. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Wills Point, TX, 3.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between McKinney and Tyler?

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

Which is bigger, McKinney or Tyler?

McKinney, with 227,526 residents in July 2024 against 112,219 for Tyler, 2.0 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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