Texas
Distance from Plano to Tyler
Straight-line distance
98.0mi
Plano, TX and Tyler, TX are 98.0 miles (157.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Plano, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (121°).
- kilometers
- 157.7
- nautical miles
- 85.1
- heading from Plano
- 121° ESE
- heading from Tyler
- 302° WNW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Plano is from Tyler
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Plano and Tyler is 98.0 miles, 157.7 km or 85.1 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 98.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 98.0
- Kilometers
- 157.7
- Nautical miles
- 85.1
- Bearing from Plano
- 120.8° ESE
- Bearing arriving at Tyler
- 121.5°
- Bearing from Tyler
- 301.5° WNW
Halfway between Plano and Tyler
The great-circle midpoint is at 32.686112, -96.023939 (32°41'10.00"N 96°01'26.18"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Wills Point, TX, with 4,050 residents, 1.9 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 Tyler 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 9 h 58 min and 10 h 02 min. Plano is 0.73° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Plano has 2.6 times the population of Tyler. From July 2020 to July 2024, Plano changed by +2.4% and Tyler by +5.6%. Both are in Texas.
Questions people ask
How far is Plano from Tyler?
98.0 miles, 157.7 km or 85.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Tyler from Plano?
ESE. The great-circle path leaves Plano on a bearing of 120.8° and arrives at Tyler on 121.5°. The return trip starts on 301.5°.
What is halfway between Plano and Tyler?
The midpoint is at 32.686112, -96.023939. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Wills Point, TX, 1.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Plano and Tyler?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Plano or Tyler?
Plano, with 293,286 residents in July 2024 against 112,219 for Tyler, 2.6 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.