Texas
Distance from Plano to Richardson
Straight-line distance
5.9mi
Plano, TX and Richardson, TX are 5.9 miles (9.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Plano, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (157°).
- kilometers
- 9.5
- nautical miles
- 5.1
- heading from Plano
- 157° SSE
- heading from Richardson
- 337° NNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Plano is from Richardson
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Plano and Richardson is 5.9 miles, 9.5 km or 5.1 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 5.9 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 5.9
- Kilometers
- 9.5
- Nautical miles
- 5.1
- Bearing from Plano
- 157.0° SSE
- Bearing arriving at Richardson
- 157.0°
- Bearing from Richardson
- 337.0° NNW
Halfway between Plano and Richardson
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.011552, -96.727991 (33°00'41.59"N 96°43'40.77"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Richardson, TX, with 118,221 residents, 2.9 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, Plano gets 14 h 20 min of daylight and Richardson 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Plano has 2.5 times the population of Richardson. From July 2020 to July 2024, Plano changed by +2.4% and Richardson by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.
- 01Plano, TX293,286 (+2.4%)
- 02Richardson, TX118,221 (-0.9%)
Questions people ask
How far is Plano from Richardson?
5.9 miles, 9.5 km or 5.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Richardson from Plano?
SSE. The great-circle path leaves Plano on a bearing of 157.0° and arrives at Richardson on 157.0°. The return trip starts on 337.0°.
What is halfway between Plano and Richardson?
The midpoint is at 33.011552, -96.727991. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Richardson, TX, 2.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Plano and Richardson?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Plano or Richardson?
Plano, with 293,286 residents in July 2024 against 118,221 for Richardson, 2.5 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.