Texas

Distance from Austin to Pearland

Straight-line distance

154.4mi

Austin, TX and Pearland, TX are 154.4 miles (248.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Austin, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (109°).

kilometers
248.4
nautical miles
134.1
heading from Austin
109° ESE
heading from Pearland
290° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Austin is from Pearland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Austin and Pearland is 154.4 miles, 248.4 km or 134.1 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 154.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
154.4
Kilometers
248.4
Nautical miles
134.1
Bearing from Austin
108.8° ESE
Bearing arriving at Pearland
110.0°
Bearing from Pearland
290.0° WNW

Halfway between Austin and Pearland

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.932726, -96.534013 (29°55'57.81"N 96°32'2.45"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Columbus, TX, with 3,938 residents, 16.0 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, Austin gets 14 h 06 min of daylight and Pearland 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 11 min and 10 h 15 min. Austin is 0.74° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Austin has 7.7 times the population of Pearland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Austin changed by +2.9% and Pearland by +2.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Austin, TX993,588 (+2.9%)
  2. 02Pearland, TX129,620 (+2.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Austin from Pearland?

154.4 miles, 248.4 km or 134.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pearland from Austin?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Austin on a bearing of 108.8° and arrives at Pearland on 110.0°. The return trip starts on 290.0°.

What is halfway between Austin and Pearland?

The midpoint is at 29.932726, -96.534013. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Columbus, TX, 16.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Austin and Pearland?

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

Which is bigger, Austin or Pearland?

Austin, with 993,588 residents in July 2024 against 129,620 for Pearland, 7.7 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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