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Great Circle Distance Calculator

Great-circle distance between two latitude/longitude points by the haversine formula, with initial and final bearing, the midpoint and a globe view.

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Great Circle Distance Calculator is free to use as often as you like, directly from this page. It sits under Geometry in our catalogue, alongside Circumscribed Circle Calculator and Inscribed Circle Calculator.

How to use it

  1. Open the tool — no signup or install needed.
  2. Enter your input or adjust the available options.
  3. Get your result instantly, then copy or download it.

Frequently asked questions

What does Great Circle Distance Calculator do?

Great-circle distance between two latitude/longitude points by the haversine formula, with initial and final bearing, the midpoint and a globe view.

When would I actually use this?

Homework and site work alike: how much paint a wall takes, how much water a tank holds, whether a corner is square — and, on the coordinate side, the slope between two points, the distance across a plan, the midpoint of a span.

What is the most common mistake?

Mixing units inside one shape. Entering a length in centimetres and a width in metres gives an area wrong by a factor of a hundred, and the result looks perfectly plausible.

How is Great Circle Distance Calculator different from Circumscribed Circle Calculator?

They sit next to each other but answer different questions: Circumscribed Circle Calculator is the one to open when you need it to circumradius R = abc/4K, circumcentre and circumcircle of a triangle, from three sides or three vertices, with the figure drawn. Pick whichever matches what you're starting from — both are free.

Is there a tool for the next step?

Inscribed Circle Calculator is the closest one after this: Inradius r = K/s, incentre, tangent points and incircle of a triangle, from three sides or three vertices, with the figure drawn.

What else is worth having open alongside it?

3D Distance Calculator and Distance Formula Calculator — they come up in the same task often enough to be worth a second tab.

Where do the figures come from?

The formulas are the classical ones and the results are exact to the precision shown — geometry does not change with the year or the country, so nothing here needs updating.

Further reading

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