Florida
Distance from Gainesville to St. Petersburg
Straight-line distance
133.7mi
Gainesville, FL and St. Petersburg, FL are 133.7 miles (215.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Gainesville, the shortest path starts out heading S (188°).
- kilometers
- 215.1
- nautical miles
- 116.1
- heading from Gainesville
- 188° S
- heading from St. Petersburg
- 8° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Gainesville is from St. Petersburg
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Gainesville and St. Petersburg is 133.7 miles, 215.1 km or 116.1 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 133.7 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 133.7
- Kilometers
- 215.1
- Nautical miles
- 116.1
- Bearing from Gainesville
- 187.8° S
- Bearing arriving at St. Petersburg
- 187.7°
- Bearing from St. Petersburg
- 7.7° N
Halfway between Gainesville and St. Petersburg
The great-circle midpoint is at 28.721181, -82.496813 (28°43'16.25"N 82°29'48.53"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Inverness, FL, with 7,887 residents, 12.6 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, Gainesville gets 14 h 03 min of daylight and St. Petersburg 13 h 54 min; on December 21, 10 h 14 min and 10 h 23 min. Gainesville is 1.92° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
St. Petersburg has 1.8 times the population of Gainesville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Gainesville changed by +4.5% and St. Petersburg by +3.0%. Both are in Florida.
- 01Gainesville, FL148,720 (+4.5%)
- 02St. Petersburg, FL267,102 (+3.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is Gainesville from St. Petersburg?
133.7 miles, 215.1 km or 116.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is St. Petersburg from Gainesville?
S. The great-circle path leaves Gainesville on a bearing of 187.8° and arrives at St. Petersburg on 187.7°. The return trip starts on 7.7°.
What is halfway between Gainesville and St. Petersburg?
The midpoint is at 28.721181, -82.496813. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Inverness, FL, 12.6 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Gainesville and St. Petersburg?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Gainesville or St. Petersburg?
St. Petersburg, with 267,102 residents in July 2024 against 148,720 for Gainesville, 1.8 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.