Texas

Distance from Houston to Pearland

Straight-line distance

16.4mi

Houston, TX and Pearland, TX are 16.4 miles (26.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Houston, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (166°).

kilometers
26.4
nautical miles
14.2
heading from Houston
166° SSE
heading from Pearland
346° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Houston is from Pearland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Houston and Pearland is 16.4 miles, 26.4 km or 14.2 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 16.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.4
Kilometers
26.4
Nautical miles
14.2
Bearing from Houston
166.0° SSE
Bearing arriving at Pearland
166.1°
Bearing from Pearland
346.1° NNW

Halfway between Houston and Pearland

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.670704, -95.355862 (29°40'14.53"N 95°21'21.10"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Southside Place, TX, with 1,908 residents, 5.5 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 Pearland 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 14 min and 10 h 15 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Houston has 18.4 times the population of Pearland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Houston changed by +4.0% and Pearland by +2.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Houston, TX2,390,125 (+4.0%)
  2. 02Pearland, TX129,620 (+2.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Houston from Pearland?

16.4 miles, 26.4 km or 14.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pearland from Houston?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Houston on a bearing of 166.0° and arrives at Pearland on 166.1°. The return trip starts on 346.1°.

What is halfway between Houston and Pearland?

The midpoint is at 29.670704, -95.355862. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Southside Place, TX, 5.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Houston and Pearland?

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

Which is bigger, Houston or Pearland?

Houston, with 2,390,125 residents in July 2024 against 129,620 for Pearland, 18.4 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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