ST_DISTANCE_SPHERE (Lakehouse v2)

Returns the spherical distance between two points in meters.

Analyze Syntax

func.st_distance_sphere(<lng1>, <lat1>, <lng2>, <lat2>)

Analyze Examples

func.st_distance_sphere(-73.9857, 40.7484, -0.1278, 51.5074)

┌───────────┐
│ 5570222.5  │
└───────────┘

SQL Syntax

ST_DISTANCE_SPHERE(<lng1>, <lat1>, <lng2>, <lat2>)

SQL Examples

Distance in meters between New York City and London:

SELECT ST_DISTANCE_SPHERE(-73.9857, 40.7484, -0.1278, 51.5074) AS distance_meters;

┌─────────────────┐
│ distance_meters │
├─────────────────┤
│     5570222.50  │
└─────────────────┘

Distance in kilometers (divide meters by 1000):

SELECT ST_DISTANCE_SPHERE(-73.9857, 40.7484, -0.1278, 51.5074) / 1000 AS distance_km;

┌─────────────┐
│ distance_km │
├─────────────┤
│     5570.22 │
└─────────────┘

Distance in miles (divide meters by 1609.344):

SELECT ST_DISTANCE_SPHERE(-73.9857, 40.7484, -0.1278, 51.5074) / 1609.344 AS distance_miles;

┌────────────────┐
│ distance_miles │
├────────────────┤
│        3461.02 │
└────────────────┘