Texas

Distance from Houston to Pasadena

Straight-line distance

16.9mi

Houston, TX and Pasadena, TX are 16.9 miles (27.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Houston, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (122°).

kilometers
27.2
nautical miles
14.7
heading from Houston
122° ESE
heading from Pasadena
302° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Houston is from Pasadena

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Houston and Pasadena is 16.9 miles, 27.2 km or 14.7 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 16.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.9
Kilometers
27.2
Nautical miles
14.7
Bearing from Houston
122.3° ESE
Bearing arriving at Pasadena
122.4°
Bearing from Pasadena
302.4° WNW

Halfway between Houston and Pasadena

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.720403, -95.269873 (29°43'13.45"N 95°16'11.54"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Galena Park, TX, with 10,438 residents, 2.7 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Houston gets 14 h 04 min of daylight and Pasadena 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 14 min and 10 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Houston has 16.0 times the population of Pasadena. From July 2020 to July 2024, Houston changed by +4.0% and Pasadena by -1.2%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Houston, TX2,390,125 (+4.0%)
  2. 02Pasadena, TX149,617 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Houston from Pasadena?

16.9 miles, 27.2 km or 14.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pasadena from Houston?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Houston on a bearing of 122.3° and arrives at Pasadena on 122.4°. The return trip starts on 302.4°.

What is halfway between Houston and Pasadena?

The midpoint is at 29.720403, -95.269873. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Galena Park, TX, 2.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Houston and Pasadena?

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

Which is bigger, Houston or Pasadena?

Houston, with 2,390,125 residents in July 2024 against 149,617 for Pasadena, 16.0 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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