Texas

Distance from Pasadena to Pearland

Straight-line distance

12.4mi

Pasadena, TX and Pearland, TX are 12.4 miles (20.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Pasadena, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (236°).

kilometers
20.0
nautical miles
10.8
heading from Pasadena
236° WSW
heading from Pearland
56° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Pasadena is from Pearland

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Pasadena and Pearland is 12.4 miles, 20.0 km or 10.8 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 12.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.4
Kilometers
20.0
Nautical miles
10.8
Bearing from Pasadena
236.4° WSW
Bearing arriving at Pearland
236.4°
Bearing from Pearland
56.4° ENE

Halfway between Pasadena and Pearland

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.605378, -95.237092 (29°36'19.36"N 95°14'13.53"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is South Houston, TX, with 16,146 residents, 3.9 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, Pasadena gets 14 h 03 min of daylight and Pearland 14 h 03 min; on December 21, 10 h 14 min and 10 h 15 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Pasadena has 1.2 times the population of Pearland. From July 2020 to July 2024, Pasadena changed by -1.2% and Pearland by +2.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Pasadena, TX149,617 (-1.2%)
  2. 02Pearland, TX129,620 (+2.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Pasadena from Pearland?

12.4 miles, 20.0 km or 10.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pearland from Pasadena?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Pasadena on a bearing of 236.4° and arrives at Pearland on 236.4°. The return trip starts on 56.4°.

What is halfway between Pasadena and Pearland?

The midpoint is at 29.605378, -95.237092. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is South Houston, TX, 3.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Pasadena and Pearland?

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

Which is bigger, Pasadena or Pearland?

Pasadena, with 149,617 residents in July 2024 against 129,620 for Pearland, 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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