Free Online Tool
Distance Between Coordinates Calculator
Paste two latitude and longitude pairs and get the straight-line, great-circle distance between them in miles, kilometers, or nautical miles, plus the compass bearing.
Measuring a whole list of points? Maptive does it across your entire map.
Distance Calculator
Distances are straight-line, great-circle measurements.
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The Shortest Line Between Two Points on Earth
Give the calculator two latitude and longitude pairs and it returns the great-circle distance, the shortest path across the curved surface of the planet. It is the honest, road-free number behind service radii, coverage checks, and quick comparisons, and it is the same figure a pilot or navigator would use.
Coordinates go in as decimal degrees, latitude first and longitude second, the same pair you copy when you right-click a spot in Google Maps. Points south of the equator or west of the prime meridian are written as negative numbers, so a value like -74.0060 sits in the western hemisphere.
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Distances Between Well-Known Cities
A few familiar pairs, measured the same way this tool measures yours, so you can sanity-check a result at a glance.
| Route | Miles | Kilometers | Nautical | Bearing |
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| New York → Los Angeles | 2,446 | 3,936 | 2,125 | 274° W |
| New York → London | 3,461 | 5,570 | 3,008 | 51° NE |
| San Francisco → Chicago | 1,855 | 2,985 | 1,612 | 70° ENE |
| London → Paris | 213 | 344 | 186 | 148° SSE |
| Dubai → Singapore | 3,627 | 5,837 | 3,152 | 109° ESE |
| Sydney → Tokyo | 4,863 | 7,826 | 4,226 | 350° N |
All figures are straight-line great-circle distances between each city's center point, rounded to the nearest whole unit.
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Great-Circle, Not a Ruler on a Flat Map
On a globe the shortest route between two points is a gentle arc, the green line above, not the straight dashed chord you would draw on a flat map. Measuring along that arc is what keeps long distances honest.
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Every Result, Four Ways
Three main units
Miles, kilometers, and nautical miles, switched with a single tap so you never have to convert by hand.
Distance in feet
The same distance in feet sits alongside the main figure, ready for short hops where miles feel too coarse.
Initial bearing
The compass heading from the first point to the second, in degrees from north and as a direction like NE or W.
Great-circle basis
Every figure is the shortest path across the earth's curve, the as-the-crow-flies distance, never a road distance.
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Straight-Line or Driving Distance?
They answer different questions. Pick the one that matches what you actually need to know.
Straight-line
- The shortest path across the earth's curve
- Same answer every time, no roads involved
- Ideal for radius, coverage, and comparisons
- A fixed value, the same wherever you compute it
Driving
- Follows real streets, turns, and one-way rules
- Longer than the straight line, and shifts with traffic
- Needed for travel time and turn-by-turn routes
- Built for whole location lists, not single pairs
From One Pair to Your Whole Map
This calculator handles two points at a time. Maptive plots your entire location list, measures the distances between every point, draws radius rings, and builds optimized routes. The ten-day trial opens every feature, with no credit card to start.
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