Florida

Distance from Lakeland to Orlando

Straight-line distance

49.1mi

Lakeland, FL and Orlando, FL are 49.1 miles (79.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Lakeland, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (60°).

kilometers
79.0
nautical miles
42.7
heading from Lakeland
60° ENE
heading from Orlando
240° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Lakeland is from Orlando

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lakeland and Orlando is 49.1 miles, 79.0 km or 42.7 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 49.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
49.1
Kilometers
79.0
Nautical miles
42.7
Bearing from Lakeland
60.0° ENE
Bearing arriving at Orlando
60.4°
Bearing from Orlando
240.4° WSW

Halfway between Lakeland and Orlando

The great-circle midpoint is at 28.232546, -81.605379 (28°13'57.16"N 81°36'19.37"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Davenport, FL, with 16,764 residents, 5.0 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, Lakeland gets 13 h 55 min of daylight and Orlando 13 h 57 min; on December 21, 10 h 22 min and 10 h 20 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Orlando has 2.7 times the population of Lakeland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lakeland changed by +9.8% and Orlando by +8.8%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Lakeland, FL124,990 (+9.8%)
  2. 02Orlando, FL334,854 (+8.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lakeland from Orlando?

49.1 miles, 79.0 km or 42.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Orlando from Lakeland?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Lakeland on a bearing of 60.0° and arrives at Orlando on 60.4°. The return trip starts on 240.4°.

What is halfway between Lakeland and Orlando?

The midpoint is at 28.232546, -81.605379. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Davenport, FL, 5.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lakeland and Orlando?

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

Which is bigger, Lakeland or Orlando?

Orlando, with 334,854 residents in July 2024 against 124,990 for Lakeland, 2.7 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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