Florida

Distance from Clearwater to Lakeland

Straight-line distance

50.1mi

Clearwater, FL and Lakeland, FL are 50.1 miles (80.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Clearwater, the shortest path starts out heading E (84°).

kilometers
80.6
nautical miles
43.5
heading from Clearwater
84° E
heading from Lakeland
264° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Clearwater is from Lakeland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Clearwater and Lakeland is 50.1 miles, 80.6 km or 43.5 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 50.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
50.1
Kilometers
80.6
Nautical miles
43.5
Bearing from Clearwater
83.8° E
Bearing arriving at Lakeland
84.2°
Bearing from Lakeland
264.2° W

Halfway between Clearwater and Lakeland

The great-circle midpoint is at 28.018053, -82.363194 (28°01'4.99"N 82°21'47.50"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Temple Terrace, FL, with 27,588 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/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Clearwater gets 13 h 55 min of daylight and Lakeland 13 h 55 min; on December 21, 10 h 22 min and 10 h 22 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Lakeland has 1.1 times the population of Clearwater. From July 2020 to July 2024, Clearwater changed by -0.5% and Lakeland by +9.8%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Clearwater, FL116,811 (-0.5%)
  2. 02Lakeland, FL124,990 (+9.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Clearwater from Lakeland?

50.1 miles, 80.6 km or 43.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lakeland from Clearwater?

E. The great-circle path leaves Clearwater on a bearing of 83.8° and arrives at Lakeland on 84.2°. The return trip starts on 264.2°.

What is halfway between Clearwater and Lakeland?

The midpoint is at 28.018053, -82.363194. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Temple Terrace, FL, 1.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Clearwater and Lakeland?

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

Which is bigger, Clearwater or Lakeland?

Lakeland, with 124,990 residents in July 2024 against 116,811 for Clearwater, 1.1 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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