Geodesic Distance & Bearings
Compute spherical great-circle distance and bearings between two latitude/longitude points.
Great-circle distance
5,569.57 km
central angle 50.088 deg
Initial bearing
288.22 deg
from start point
Final bearing
231.23 deg
arriving at end point
Great-circle route
The shortest spherical route follows a great-circle arc; bearings rotate along the track.
5,569.6 km
Distance
5,569.57 km
spherical great-circle length
Initial bearing
288.22 deg
track angle leaving the start point
Final bearing
231.23 deg
track angle when arriving at the end point
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