Texas
Distance from Pasadena to Sugar Land
Straight-line distance
29.3mi
Pasadena, TX and Sugar Land, TX are 29.3 miles (47.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Pasadena, the shortest path starts out heading W (262°).
- kilometers
- 47.2
- nautical miles
- 25.5
- heading from Pasadena
- 262° W
- heading from Sugar Land
- 81° E
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Pasadena is from Sugar Land
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Pasadena and Sugar Land is 29.3 miles, 47.2 km or 25.5 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 29.3 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 29.3
- Kilometers
- 47.2
- Nautical miles
- 25.5
- Bearing from Pasadena
- 261.7° W
- Bearing arriving at Sugar Land
- 261.4°
- Bearing from Sugar Land
- 81.4° E
Halfway between Pasadena and Sugar Land
The great-circle midpoint is at 29.624118, -95.392524 (29°37'26.83"N 95°23'33.09"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Brookside Village, TX, with 1,613 residents, 5.0 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, Pasadena gets 14 h 03 min of daylight and Sugar Land 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 1.4 times the population of Sugar Land. From July 2020 to July 2024, Pasadena changed by -1.2% and Sugar Land by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.
- 01Pasadena, TX149,617 (-1.2%)
- 02Sugar Land, TX109,851 (-0.9%)
Questions people ask
How far is Pasadena from Sugar Land?
29.3 miles, 47.2 km or 25.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Sugar Land from Pasadena?
W. The great-circle path leaves Pasadena on a bearing of 261.7° and arrives at Sugar Land on 261.4°. The return trip starts on 81.4°.
What is halfway between Pasadena and Sugar Land?
The midpoint is at 29.624118, -95.392524. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Brookside Village, TX, 5.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Pasadena and Sugar Land?
Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Pasadena or Sugar Land?
Pasadena, with 149,617 residents in July 2024 against 109,851 for Sugar Land, 1.4 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.