Florida
Distance from Lakeland to Palm Coast
Straight-line distance
111.1mi
Lakeland, FL and Palm Coast, FL are 111.1 miles (178.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Lakeland, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (23°).
- kilometers
- 178.7
- nautical miles
- 96.5
- heading from Lakeland
- 23° NNE
- heading from Palm Coast
- 203° SSW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Lakeland is from Palm Coast
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lakeland and Palm Coast is 111.1 miles, 178.7 km or 96.5 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 111.1 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 111.1
- Kilometers
- 178.7
- Nautical miles
- 96.5
- Bearing from Lakeland
- 22.7° NNE
- Bearing arriving at Palm Coast
- 23.0°
- Bearing from Palm Coast
- 203.0° SSW
Halfway between Lakeland and Palm Coast
The great-circle midpoint is at 28.796617, -81.601230 (28°47'47.82"N 81°36'4.43"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mount Dora, FL, with 18,261 residents, 2.2 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/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Lakeland gets 13 h 55 min of daylight and Palm Coast 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 22 min and 10 h 15 min. Palm Coast is 1.48° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Lakeland has 1.2 times the population of Palm Coast. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lakeland changed by +9.8% and Palm Coast by +19.0%. Both are in Florida.
- 01Lakeland, FL124,990 (+9.8%)
- 02Palm Coast, FL106,729 (+19.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is Lakeland from Palm Coast?
111.1 miles, 178.7 km or 96.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Palm Coast from Lakeland?
NNE. The great-circle path leaves Lakeland on a bearing of 22.7° and arrives at Palm Coast on 23.0°. The return trip starts on 203.0°.
What is halfway between Lakeland and Palm Coast?
The midpoint is at 28.796617, -81.601230. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mount Dora, FL, 2.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Lakeland and Palm Coast?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Lakeland or Palm Coast?
Lakeland, with 124,990 residents in July 2024 against 106,729 for Palm Coast, 1.2 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.