Florida

Distance from Lakeland to St. Petersburg

Straight-line distance

46.7mi

Lakeland, FL and St. Petersburg, FL are 46.7 miles (75.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Lakeland, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (244°).

kilometers
75.2
nautical miles
40.6
heading from Lakeland
244° WSW
heading from St. Petersburg
64° ENE
LakelandSt. Petersburg

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

How far Lakeland is from St. Petersburg

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lakeland and St. Petersburg is 46.7 miles, 75.2 km or 40.6 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 46.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
46.7
Kilometers
75.2
Nautical miles
40.6
Bearing from Lakeland
244.5° WSW
Bearing arriving at St. Petersburg
244.2°
Bearing from St. Petersburg
64.2° ENE

Halfway between Lakeland and St. Petersburg

The great-circle midpoint is at 27.909529, -82.299916 (27°54'34.30"N 82°17'59.70"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Temple Terrace, FL, with 27,588 residents, 10.3 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 St. Petersburg 13 h 54 min; on December 21, 10 h 22 min and 10 h 23 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

St. Petersburg has 2.1 times the population of Lakeland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lakeland changed by +9.8% and St. Petersburg by +3.0%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Lakeland, FL124,990 (+9.8%)
  2. 02St. Petersburg, FL267,102 (+3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lakeland from St. Petersburg?

46.7 miles, 75.2 km or 40.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is St. Petersburg from Lakeland?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Lakeland on a bearing of 244.5° and arrives at St. Petersburg on 244.2°. The return trip starts on 64.2°.

What is halfway between Lakeland and St. Petersburg?

The midpoint is at 27.909529, -82.299916. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Temple Terrace, FL, 10.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lakeland and St. Petersburg?

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

Which is bigger, Lakeland or St. Petersburg?

St. Petersburg, with 267,102 residents in July 2024 against 124,990 for Lakeland, 2.1 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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