Florida

Distance from Clearwater to Tampa

Straight-line distance

17.8mi

Clearwater, FL and Tampa, FL are 17.8 miles (28.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Clearwater, the shortest path starts out heading E (92°).

kilometers
28.7
nautical miles
15.5
heading from Clearwater
92° E
heading from Tampa
272° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Clearwater is from Tampa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Clearwater and Tampa is 17.8 miles, 28.7 km or 15.5 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 17.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
17.8
Kilometers
28.7
Nautical miles
15.5
Bearing from Clearwater
92.0° E
Bearing arriving at Tampa
92.1°
Bearing from Tampa
272.1° W

Halfway between Clearwater and Tampa

The great-circle midpoint is at 27.974827, -82.625494 (27°58'29.38"N 82°37'31.78"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Safety Harbor, FL, with 16,972 residents, 4.9 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 Tampa 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

Tampa has 3.5 times the population of Clearwater. From July 2020 to July 2024, Clearwater changed by -0.5% and Tampa by +6.7%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Clearwater, FL116,811 (-0.5%)
  2. 02Tampa, FL414,547 (+6.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Clearwater from Tampa?

17.8 miles, 28.7 km or 15.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tampa from Clearwater?

E. The great-circle path leaves Clearwater on a bearing of 92.0° and arrives at Tampa on 92.1°. The return trip starts on 272.1°.

What is halfway between Clearwater and Tampa?

The midpoint is at 27.974827, -82.625494. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Safety Harbor, FL, 4.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Clearwater and Tampa?

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

Which is bigger, Clearwater or Tampa?

Tampa, with 414,547 residents in July 2024 against 116,811 for Clearwater, 3.5 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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