Texas

Distance from League City to Sugar Land

Straight-line distance

32.3mi

League City, TX and Sugar Land, TX are 32.3 miles (52.0 km) apart in a straight line. From League City, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (283°).

kilometers
52.0
nautical miles
28.1
heading from League City
283° WNW
heading from Sugar Land
103° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far League City is from Sugar Land

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of League City and Sugar Land is 32.3 miles, 52.0 km or 28.1 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 32.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
32.3
Kilometers
52.0
Nautical miles
28.1
Bearing from League City
282.8° WNW
Bearing arriving at Sugar Land
282.5°
Bearing from Sugar Land
102.5° ESE

Halfway between League City and Sugar Land

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.541708, -95.371317 (29°32'30.15"N 95°22'16.74"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pearland, TX, with 129,620 residents, 3.0 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, League City gets 14 h 02 min of daylight and Sugar Land 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 15 min and 10 h 15 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

League City has 1.1 times the population of Sugar Land. From July 2020 to July 2024, League City changed by +3.3% and Sugar Land by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01League City, TX118,456 (+3.3%)
  2. 02Sugar Land, TX109,851 (-0.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is League City from Sugar Land?

32.3 miles, 52.0 km or 28.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sugar Land from League City?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves League City on a bearing of 282.8° and arrives at Sugar Land on 282.5°. The return trip starts on 102.5°.

What is halfway between League City and Sugar Land?

The midpoint is at 29.541708, -95.371317. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pearland, TX, 3.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between League City and Sugar Land?

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

Which is bigger, League City or Sugar Land?

League City, with 118,456 residents in July 2024 against 109,851 for Sugar Land, 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.