Florida

Distance from Clearwater to Orlando

Straight-line distance

97.0mi

Clearwater, FL and Orlando, FL are 97.0 miles (156.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Clearwater, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (72°).

kilometers
156.1
nautical miles
84.3
heading from Clearwater
72° ENE
heading from Orlando
253° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Clearwater is from Orlando

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Clearwater and Orlando is 97.0 miles, 156.1 km or 84.3 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 97.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
97.0
Kilometers
156.1
Nautical miles
84.3
Bearing from Clearwater
71.8° ENE
Bearing arriving at Orlando
72.6°
Bearing from Orlando
252.6° WSW

Halfway between Clearwater and Orlando

The great-circle midpoint is at 28.196139, -82.014573 (28°11'46.10"N 82°00'52.46"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lakeland, FL, with 124,990 residents, 10.4 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 Orlando 13 h 57 min; on December 21, 10 h 22 min and 10 h 20 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Orlando has 2.9 times the population of Clearwater. From July 2020 to July 2024, Clearwater changed by -0.5% and Orlando by +8.8%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Clearwater, FL116,811 (-0.5%)
  2. 02Orlando, FL334,854 (+8.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Clearwater from Orlando?

97.0 miles, 156.1 km or 84.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Orlando from Clearwater?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Clearwater on a bearing of 71.8° and arrives at Orlando on 72.6°. The return trip starts on 252.6°.

What is halfway between Clearwater and Orlando?

The midpoint is at 28.196139, -82.014573. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lakeland, FL, 10.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Clearwater and Orlando?

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

Which is bigger, Clearwater or Orlando?

Orlando, with 334,854 residents in July 2024 against 116,811 for Clearwater, 2.9 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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