Texas

Distance from Pearland to Sugar Land

Straight-line distance

18.9mi

Pearland, TX and Sugar Land, TX are 18.9 miles (30.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Pearland, the shortest path starts out heading W (278°).

kilometers
30.3
nautical miles
16.4
heading from Pearland
278° W
heading from Sugar Land
98° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Pearland is from Sugar Land

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Pearland and Sugar Land is 18.9 miles, 30.3 km or 16.4 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 18.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.9
Kilometers
30.3
Nautical miles
16.4
Bearing from Pearland
277.9° W
Bearing arriving at Sugar Land
277.7°
Bearing from Sugar Land
97.7° E

Halfway between Pearland and Sugar Land

The great-circle midpoint is at 29.574340, -95.478371 (29°34'27.63"N 95°28'42.14"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Missouri City, TX, with 78,582 residents, 3.5 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, Pearland gets 14 h 03 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

Pearland has 1.2 times the population of Sugar Land. From July 2020 to July 2024, Pearland changed by +2.9% and Sugar Land by -0.9%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Pearland, TX129,620 (+2.9%)
  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 Pearland from Sugar Land?

18.9 miles, 30.3 km or 16.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sugar Land from Pearland?

W. The great-circle path leaves Pearland on a bearing of 277.9° and arrives at Sugar Land on 277.7°. The return trip starts on 97.7°.

What is halfway between Pearland and Sugar Land?

The midpoint is at 29.574340, -95.478371. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Missouri City, TX, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Pearland and Sugar Land?

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

Which is bigger, Pearland or Sugar Land?

Pearland, with 129,620 residents in July 2024 against 109,851 for Sugar Land, 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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