Texas

Distance from Corpus Christi to Pearland

Straight-line distance

167.6mi

Corpus Christi, TX and Pearland, TX are 167.6 miles (269.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Corpus Christi, the shortest path starts out heading NE (42°).

kilometers
269.7
nautical miles
145.6
heading from Corpus Christi
42° NE
heading from Pearland
222° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Corpus Christi is from Pearland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Corpus Christi and Pearland is 167.6 miles, 269.7 km or 145.6 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 167.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
167.6
Kilometers
269.7
Nautical miles
145.6
Bearing from Corpus Christi
41.6° NE
Bearing arriving at Pearland
42.5°
Bearing from Pearland
222.5° SW

Halfway between Corpus Christi and Pearland

The great-circle midpoint is at 28.658143, -96.256149 (28°39'29.32"N 96°15'22.14"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Palacios, TX, with 4,373 residents, 4.2 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Corpus Christi gets 13 h 54 min of daylight and Pearland 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 23 min and 10 h 15 min. Pearland is 1.80° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Corpus Christi has 2.4 times the population of Pearland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Corpus Christi changed by -0.3% and Pearland by +2.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Corpus Christi, TX317,317 (-0.3%)
  2. 02Pearland, TX129,620 (+2.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Corpus Christi from Pearland?

167.6 miles, 269.7 km or 145.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pearland from Corpus Christi?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Corpus Christi on a bearing of 41.6° and arrives at Pearland on 42.5°. The return trip starts on 222.5°.

What is halfway between Corpus Christi and Pearland?

The midpoint is at 28.658143, -96.256149. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Palacios, TX, 4.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Corpus Christi and Pearland?

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

Which is bigger, Corpus Christi or Pearland?

Corpus Christi, with 317,317 residents in July 2024 against 129,620 for Pearland, 2.4 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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