Texas

Distance from Brownsville to Pearland

Straight-line distance

278.2mi

Brownsville, TX and Pearland, TX are 278.2 miles (447.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Brownsville, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (27°).

kilometers
447.8
nautical miles
241.8
heading from Brownsville
27° NNE
heading from Pearland
208° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Brownsville is from Pearland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Brownsville and Pearland is 278.2 miles, 447.8 km or 241.8 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 278.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
278.2
Kilometers
447.8
Nautical miles
241.8
Bearing from Brownsville
27.4° NNE
Bearing arriving at Pearland
28.4°
Bearing from Pearland
208.4° SSW

Halfway between Brownsville and Pearland

The great-circle midpoint is at 27.779772, -96.404316 (27°46'47.18"N 96°24'15.54"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Port Aransas, TX, with 3,616 residents, 41.9 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, Brownsville gets 13 h 46 min of daylight and Pearland 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 31 min and 10 h 15 min. Pearland is 3.56° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Brownsville has 1.5 times the population of Pearland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Brownsville changed by +2.8% and Pearland by +2.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Brownsville, TX191,967 (+2.8%)
  2. 02Pearland, TX129,620 (+2.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Brownsville from Pearland?

278.2 miles, 447.8 km or 241.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pearland from Brownsville?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Brownsville on a bearing of 27.4° and arrives at Pearland on 28.4°. The return trip starts on 208.4°.

What is halfway between Brownsville and Pearland?

The midpoint is at 27.779772, -96.404316. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Port Aransas, TX, 41.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Brownsville and Pearland?

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

Which is bigger, Brownsville or Pearland?

Brownsville, with 191,967 residents in July 2024 against 129,620 for Pearland, 1.5 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.

  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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