Florida

Distance from Deltona to Gainesville

Straight-line distance

86.9mi

Deltona, FL and Gainesville, FL are 86.9 miles (139.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Deltona, the shortest path starts out heading NW (308°).

kilometers
139.8
nautical miles
75.5
heading from Deltona
308° NW
heading from Gainesville
128° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Deltona is from Gainesville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Deltona and Gainesville is 86.9 miles, 139.8 km or 75.5 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 86.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
86.9
Kilometers
139.8
Nautical miles
75.5
Bearing from Deltona
308.3° NW
Bearing arriving at Gainesville
307.7°
Bearing from Gainesville
127.7° SE

Halfway between Deltona and Gainesville

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.293501, -81.776747 (29°17'36.60"N 81°46'36.29"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Crescent City, FL, with 1,724 residents, 18.6 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, Deltona gets 13 h 59 min of daylight and Gainesville 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 18 min and 10 h 14 min. Gainesville is 0.77° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Gainesville has 1.5 times the population of Deltona. From July 2020 to July 2024, Deltona changed by +6.9% and Gainesville by +4.5%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Deltona, FL100,513 (+6.9%)
  2. 02Gainesville, FL148,720 (+4.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Deltona from Gainesville?

86.9 miles, 139.8 km or 75.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Gainesville from Deltona?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Deltona on a bearing of 308.3° and arrives at Gainesville on 307.7°. The return trip starts on 127.7°.

What is halfway between Deltona and Gainesville?

The midpoint is at 29.293501, -81.776747. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Crescent City, FL, 18.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Deltona and Gainesville?

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

Which is bigger, Deltona or Gainesville?

Gainesville, with 148,720 residents in July 2024 against 100,513 for Deltona, 1.5 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)

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