Texas
Distance from Houston to Sugar Land
Straight-line distance
19.8mi
Houston, TX and Sugar Land, TX are 19.8 miles (31.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Houston, the shortest path starts out heading SW (228°).
- kilometers
- 31.9
- nautical miles
- 17.2
- heading from Houston
- 228° SW
- heading from Sugar Land
- 48° NE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Houston is from Sugar Land
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Houston and Sugar Land is 19.8 miles, 31.9 km or 17.2 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 19.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 19.8
- Kilometers
- 31.9
- Nautical miles
- 17.2
- Bearing from Houston
- 227.9° SW
- Bearing arriving at Sugar Land
- 227.8°
- Bearing from Sugar Land
- 47.8° NE
Halfway between Houston and Sugar Land
The great-circle midpoint is at 29.689306, -95.511418 (29°41'21.50"N 95°30'41.10"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bellaire, TX, with 17,439 residents, 3.2 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 Sugar Land 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 21.8 times the population of Sugar Land. From July 2020 to July 2024, Houston changed by +4.0% and Sugar Land by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.
- 01Houston, TX2,390,125 (+4.0%)
- 02Sugar Land, TX109,851 (-0.9%)
Questions people ask
How far is Houston from Sugar Land?
19.8 miles, 31.9 km or 17.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Sugar Land from Houston?
SW. The great-circle path leaves Houston on a bearing of 227.9° and arrives at Sugar Land on 227.8°. The return trip starts on 47.8°.
What is halfway between Houston and Sugar Land?
The midpoint is at 29.689306, -95.511418. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bellaire, TX, 3.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Houston and Sugar Land?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Houston or Sugar Land?
Houston, with 2,390,125 residents in July 2024 against 109,851 for Sugar Land, 21.8 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.