Texas

Distance from College Station to Pasadena

Straight-line distance

93.9mi

College Station, TX and Pasadena, TX are 93.9 miles (151.1 km) apart in a straight line. From College Station, the shortest path starts out heading SE (133°).

kilometers
151.1
nautical miles
81.6
heading from College Station
133° SE
heading from Pasadena
313° NW
College StationPasadena

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

How far College Station is from Pasadena

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of College Station and Pasadena is 93.9 miles, 151.1 km or 81.6 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 93.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
93.9
Kilometers
151.1
Nautical miles
81.6
Bearing from College Station
132.9° SE
Bearing arriving at Pasadena
133.5°
Bearing from Pasadena
313.5° NW

Halfway between College Station and Pasadena

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.121342, -95.721053 (30°07'16.83"N 95°43'15.79"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tomball, TX, with 15,152 residents, 6.3 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, College Station gets 14 h 08 min of daylight and Pasadena 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 10 min and 10 h 14 min. College Station is 0.93° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Pasadena has 1.2 times the population of College Station. From July 2020 to July 2024, College Station changed by +6.0% and Pasadena by -1.2%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01College Station, TX128,023 (+6.0%)
  2. 02Pasadena, TX149,617 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is College Station from Pasadena?

93.9 miles, 151.1 km or 81.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pasadena from College Station?

SE. The great-circle path leaves College Station on a bearing of 132.9° and arrives at Pasadena on 133.5°. The return trip starts on 313.5°.

What is halfway between College Station and Pasadena?

The midpoint is at 30.121342, -95.721053. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tomball, TX, 6.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between College Station and Pasadena?

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

Which is bigger, College Station or Pasadena?

Pasadena, with 149,617 residents in July 2024 against 128,023 for College Station, 1.2 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.