Florida

Distance from Gainesville to Jacksonville

Straight-line distance

61.2mi

Gainesville, FL and Jacksonville, FL are 61.2 miles (98.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Gainesville, the shortest path starts out heading NE (42°).

kilometers
98.5
nautical miles
53.2
heading from Gainesville
42° NE
heading from Jacksonville
222° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Gainesville is from Jacksonville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Gainesville and Jacksonville is 61.2 miles, 98.5 km or 53.2 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 61.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
61.2
Kilometers
98.5
Nautical miles
53.2
Bearing from Gainesville
41.9° NE
Bearing arriving at Jacksonville
42.2°
Bearing from Jacksonville
222.2° SW

Halfway between Gainesville and Jacksonville

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.008644, -82.005335 (30°00'31.12"N 82°00'19.21"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Starke, FL, with 5,966 residents, 7.7 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, Gainesville gets 14 h 03 min of daylight and Jacksonville 14 h 06 min; on December 21, 10 h 14 min and 10 h 11 min. Jacksonville is 0.66° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Jacksonville has 6.8 times the population of Gainesville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Gainesville changed by +4.5% and Jacksonville by +6.1%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Gainesville, FL148,720 (+4.5%)
  2. 02Jacksonville, FL1,009,833 (+6.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Gainesville from Jacksonville?

61.2 miles, 98.5 km or 53.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Jacksonville from Gainesville?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Gainesville on a bearing of 41.9° and arrives at Jacksonville on 42.2°. The return trip starts on 222.2°.

What is halfway between Gainesville and Jacksonville?

The midpoint is at 30.008644, -82.005335. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Starke, FL, 7.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Gainesville and Jacksonville?

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

Which is bigger, Gainesville or Jacksonville?

Jacksonville, with 1,009,833 residents in July 2024 against 148,720 for Gainesville, 6.8 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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