Texas

Distance from Beaumont to Sugar Land

Straight-line distance

95.5mi

Beaumont, TX and Sugar Land, TX are 95.5 miles (153.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Beaumont, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (250°).

kilometers
153.6
nautical miles
83.0
heading from Beaumont
250° WSW
heading from Sugar Land
69° ENE
BeaumontSugar Land

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Beaumont is from Sugar Land

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Beaumont and Sugar Land is 95.5 miles, 153.6 km or 83.0 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 95.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
95.5
Kilometers
153.6
Nautical miles
83.0
Bearing from Beaumont
249.5° WSW
Bearing arriving at Sugar Land
248.8°
Bearing from Sugar Land
68.8° ENE

Halfway between Beaumont and Sugar Land

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.840936, -94.891383 (29°50'27.37"N 94°53'28.98"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mont Belvieu, TX, with 10,229 residents, 1.2 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, Beaumont gets 14 h 05 min of daylight and Sugar Land 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 12 min and 10 h 15 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Beaumont has 1.0 times the population of Sugar Land. From July 2020 to July 2024, Beaumont changed by -1.7% and Sugar Land by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Beaumont, TX112,893 (-1.7%)
  2. 02Sugar Land, TX109,851 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Beaumont from Sugar Land?

95.5 miles, 153.6 km or 83.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sugar Land from Beaumont?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Beaumont on a bearing of 249.5° and arrives at Sugar Land on 248.8°. The return trip starts on 68.8°.

What is halfway between Beaumont and Sugar Land?

The midpoint is at 29.840936, -94.891383. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mont Belvieu, TX, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Beaumont and Sugar Land?

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

Which is bigger, Beaumont or Sugar Land?

Beaumont, with 112,893 residents in July 2024 against 109,851 for Sugar Land, 1.0 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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