Texas

Distance from Brownsville to Sugar Land

Straight-line distance

272.2mi

Brownsville, TX and Sugar Land, TX are 272.2 miles (438.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Brownsville, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (24°).

kilometers
438.1
nautical miles
236.5
heading from Brownsville
24° NNE
heading from Sugar Land
205° SSW
BrownsvilleSugar Land

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

How far Brownsville is from Sugar Land

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Brownsville and Sugar Land is 272.2 miles, 438.1 km or 236.5 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 272.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
272.2
Kilometers
438.1
Nautical miles
236.5
Bearing from Brownsville
23.7° NNE
Bearing arriving at Sugar Land
24.5°
Bearing from Sugar Land
204.5° SSW

Halfway between Brownsville and Sugar Land

The great-circle midpoint is at 27.797221, -96.557339 (27°47'49.99"N 96°33'26.42"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Port Aransas, TX, with 3,616 residents, 32.6 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 Sugar Land 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 31 min and 10 h 15 min. Sugar Land is 3.60° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Brownsville has 1.7 times the population of Sugar Land. From July 2020 to July 2024, Brownsville changed by +2.8% and Sugar Land by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Brownsville, TX191,967 (+2.8%)
  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 Brownsville from Sugar Land?

272.2 miles, 438.1 km or 236.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sugar Land from Brownsville?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Brownsville on a bearing of 23.7° and arrives at Sugar Land on 24.5°. The return trip starts on 204.5°.

What is halfway between Brownsville and Sugar Land?

The midpoint is at 27.797221, -96.557339. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Port Aransas, TX, 32.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Brownsville and Sugar Land?

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

Which is bigger, Brownsville or Sugar Land?

Brownsville, with 191,967 residents in July 2024 against 109,851 for Sugar Land, 1.7 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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