Florida

Distance from Lakeland to Palm Bay

Straight-line distance

79.0mi

Lakeland, FL and Palm Bay, FL are 79.0 miles (127.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Lakeland, the shortest path starts out heading E (95°).

kilometers
127.1
nautical miles
68.6
heading from Lakeland
95° E
heading from Palm Bay
275° W
LakelandPalm Bay

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Lakeland is from Palm Bay

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lakeland and Palm Bay is 79.0 miles, 127.1 km or 68.6 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 79.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
79.0
Kilometers
127.1
Nautical miles
68.6
Bearing from Lakeland
94.8° E
Bearing arriving at Palm Bay
95.4°
Bearing from Palm Bay
275.4° W

Halfway between Lakeland and Palm Bay

The great-circle midpoint is at 28.006655, -81.309599 (28°00'23.96"N 81°18'34.55"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is St. Cloud, FL, with 71,036 residents, 15.8 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 Palm Bay 13 h 55 min; on December 21, 10 h 22 min and 10 h 22 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Palm Bay has 1.1 times the population of Lakeland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lakeland changed by +9.8% and Palm Bay by +18.2%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Lakeland, FL124,990 (+9.8%)
  2. 02Palm Bay, FL142,023 (+18.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lakeland from Palm Bay?

79.0 miles, 127.1 km or 68.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Palm Bay from Lakeland?

E. The great-circle path leaves Lakeland on a bearing of 94.8° and arrives at Palm Bay on 95.4°. The return trip starts on 275.4°.

What is halfway between Lakeland and Palm Bay?

The midpoint is at 28.006655, -81.309599. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is St. Cloud, FL, 15.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lakeland and Palm Bay?

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

Which is bigger, Lakeland or Palm Bay?

Palm Bay, with 142,023 residents in July 2024 against 124,990 for Lakeland, 1.1 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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