Michigan

Distance from Lansing to Sterling Heights

Straight-line distance

78.3mi

Lansing, MI and Sterling Heights, MI are 78.3 miles (126.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Lansing, the shortest path starts out heading E (96°).

kilometers
126.1
nautical miles
68.1
heading from Lansing
96° E
heading from Sterling Heights
277° W
LansingSterling Heights

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

How far Lansing is from Sterling Heights

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Lansing and Sterling Heights is 78.3 miles, 126.1 km or 68.1 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 78.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
78.3
Kilometers
126.1
Nautical miles
68.1
Bearing from Lansing
96.2° E
Bearing arriving at Sterling Heights
97.3°
Bearing from Sterling Heights
277.3° W

Halfway between Lansing and Sterling Heights

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.650297, -83.794781 (42°39'1.07"N 83°47'41.21"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Howell, MI, with 9,914 residents, 7.6 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/Detroit, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Lansing gets 15 h 20 min of daylight and Sterling Heights 15 h 19 min; on December 21, 9 h 02 min and 9 h 03 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Sterling Heights has 1.2 times the population of Lansing. From July 2020 to July 2024, Lansing changed by +1.6% and Sterling Heights by +0.2%. Both are in Michigan.

  1. 01Lansing, MI114,336 (+1.6%)
  2. 02Sterling Heights, MI134,342 (+0.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Lansing from Sterling Heights?

78.3 miles, 126.1 km or 68.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sterling Heights from Lansing?

E. The great-circle path leaves Lansing on a bearing of 96.2° and arrives at Sterling Heights on 97.3°. The return trip starts on 277.3°.

What is halfway between Lansing and Sterling Heights?

The midpoint is at 42.650297, -83.794781. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Howell, MI, 7.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Lansing and Sterling Heights?

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

Which is bigger, Lansing or Sterling Heights?

Sterling Heights, with 134,342 residents in July 2024 against 114,336 for Lansing, 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.

  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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