Texas

Distance from Edinburg to Sugar Land

Straight-line distance

273.5mi

Edinburg, TX and Sugar Land, TX are 273.5 miles (440.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Edinburg, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (34°).

kilometers
440.2
nautical miles
237.7
heading from Edinburg
34° NNE
heading from Sugar Land
215° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Edinburg is from Sugar Land

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Edinburg and Sugar Land is 273.5 miles, 440.2 km or 237.7 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 273.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
273.5
Kilometers
440.2
Nautical miles
237.7
Bearing from Edinburg
33.6° NNE
Bearing arriving at Sugar Land
34.8°
Bearing from Sugar Land
214.8° SW

Halfway between Edinburg and Sugar Land

The great-circle midpoint is at 27.961285, -96.912714 (27°57'40.62"N 96°54'45.77"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rockport, TX, with 11,069 residents, 10.3 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, Edinburg gets 13 h 47 min of daylight and Sugar Land 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 29 min and 10 h 15 min. Sugar Land is 3.27° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Sugar Land has 1.0 times the population of Edinburg. From July 2020 to July 2024, Edinburg changed by +7.9% and Sugar Land by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Edinburg, TX108,733 (+7.9%)
  2. 02Sugar Land, TX109,851 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Edinburg from Sugar Land?

273.5 miles, 440.2 km or 237.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sugar Land from Edinburg?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Edinburg on a bearing of 33.6° and arrives at Sugar Land on 34.8°. The return trip starts on 214.8°.

What is halfway between Edinburg and Sugar Land?

The midpoint is at 27.961285, -96.912714. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rockport, TX, 10.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Edinburg and Sugar Land?

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

Which is bigger, Edinburg or Sugar Land?

Sugar Land, with 109,851 residents in July 2024 against 108,733 for Edinburg, 1.0 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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