Florida

Distance from Clearwater to Palm Coast

Straight-line distance

142.0mi

Clearwater, FL and Palm Coast, FL are 142.0 miles (228.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Clearwater, the shortest path starts out heading NE (40°).

kilometers
228.5
nautical miles
123.4
heading from Clearwater
40° NE
heading from Palm Coast
221° SW
ClearwaterPalm Coast

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

How far Clearwater is from Palm Coast

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Clearwater and Palm Coast is 142.0 miles, 228.5 km or 123.4 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 142.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
142.0
Kilometers
228.5
Nautical miles
123.4
Bearing from Clearwater
40.3° NE
Bearing arriving at Palm Coast
41.1°
Bearing from Palm Coast
221.1° SW

Halfway between Clearwater and Palm Coast

The great-circle midpoint is at 28.760250, -82.012652 (28°45'36.90"N 82°00'45.55"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Wildwood, FL, with 19,031 residents, 3.2 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/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Clearwater gets 13 h 55 min of daylight and Palm Coast 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 22 min and 10 h 15 min. Palm Coast is 1.56° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Clearwater has 1.1 times the population of Palm Coast. From July 2020 to July 2024, Clearwater changed by -0.5% and Palm Coast by +19.0%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Clearwater, FL116,811 (-0.5%)
  2. 02Palm Coast, FL106,729 (+19.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Clearwater from Palm Coast?

142.0 miles, 228.5 km or 123.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Palm Coast from Clearwater?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Clearwater on a bearing of 40.3° and arrives at Palm Coast on 41.1°. The return trip starts on 221.1°.

What is halfway between Clearwater and Palm Coast?

The midpoint is at 28.760250, -82.012652. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Wildwood, FL, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Clearwater and Palm Coast?

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

Which is bigger, Clearwater or Palm Coast?

Clearwater, with 116,811 residents in July 2024 against 106,729 for Palm Coast, 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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