Florida
Distance from Orlando to Palm Bay
Straight-line distance
47.7mi
Orlando, FL and Palm Bay, FL are 47.7 miles (76.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Orlando, the shortest path starts out heading SE (131°).
- kilometers
- 76.7
- nautical miles
- 41.4
- heading from Orlando
- 131° SE
- heading from Palm Bay
- 311° NW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Orlando is from Palm Bay
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Orlando and Palm Bay is 47.7 miles, 76.7 km or 41.4 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 47.7 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 47.7
- Kilometers
- 76.7
- Nautical miles
- 41.4
- Bearing from Orlando
- 131.0° SE
- Bearing arriving at Palm Bay
- 131.3°
- Bearing from Palm Bay
- 311.3° NW
Halfway between Orlando and Palm Bay
The great-circle midpoint is at 28.182066, -80.959274 (28°10'55.44"N 80°57'33.39"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rockledge, FL, with 31,429 residents, 16.6 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/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Orlando gets 13 h 57 min of daylight and Palm Bay 13 h 55 min; on December 21, 10 h 20 min and 10 h 22 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Orlando has 2.4 times the population of Palm Bay. From July 2020 to July 2024, Orlando changed by +8.8% and Palm Bay by +18.2%. Both are in Florida.
- 01Orlando, FL334,854 (+8.8%)
- 02Palm Bay, FL142,023 (+18.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Orlando from Palm Bay?
47.7 miles, 76.7 km or 41.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Palm Bay from Orlando?
SE. The great-circle path leaves Orlando on a bearing of 131.0° and arrives at Palm Bay on 131.3°. The return trip starts on 311.3°.
What is halfway between Orlando and Palm Bay?
The midpoint is at 28.182066, -80.959274. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rockledge, FL, 16.6 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Orlando and Palm Bay?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Orlando or Palm Bay?
Orlando, with 334,854 residents in July 2024 against 142,023 for Palm Bay, 2.4 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.