Texas

Distance from Mesquite to Richardson

Straight-line distance

16.4mi

Mesquite, TX and Richardson, TX are 16.4 miles (26.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Mesquite, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (334°).

kilometers
26.3
nautical miles
14.2
heading from Mesquite
334° NNW
heading from Richardson
154° SSE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Mesquite is from Richardson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Mesquite and Richardson is 16.4 miles, 26.3 km or 14.2 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 16.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.4
Kilometers
26.3
Nautical miles
14.2
Bearing from Mesquite
334.0° NNW
Bearing arriving at Richardson
333.9°
Bearing from Richardson
153.9° SSE

Halfway between Mesquite and Richardson

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.865965, -96.646076 (32°51'57.47"N 96°38'45.87"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Garland, TX, with 250,431 residents, 3.2 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, Mesquite gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and Richardson 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 10 h 00 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Mesquite has 1.3 times the population of Richardson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Mesquite changed by +0.3% and Richardson by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Mesquite, TX150,140 (+0.3%)
  2. 02Richardson, TX118,221 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Mesquite from Richardson?

16.4 miles, 26.3 km or 14.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Richardson from Mesquite?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Mesquite on a bearing of 334.0° and arrives at Richardson on 333.9°. The return trip starts on 153.9°.

What is halfway between Mesquite and Richardson?

The midpoint is at 32.865965, -96.646076. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Garland, TX, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Mesquite and Richardson?

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

Which is bigger, Mesquite or Richardson?

Mesquite, with 150,140 residents in July 2024 against 118,221 for Richardson, 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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