HAVERSINE

Calculates the great circle distance in kilometers between two points on the Earth’s surface, using the Haversine formula. The two points are specified by their latitude and longitude in degrees.

SQL Syntax

HAVERSINE(<lat1>, <lon1>, <lat2>, <lon2>)

Arguments

ArgumentsDescription
<lat1>The latitude of the first point.
<lon1>The longitude of the first point.
<lat2>The latitude of the second point.
<lon2>The longitude of the second point.

Return Type

Double.

SQL Examples

SELECT
  HAVERSINE(40.7127, -74.0059, 34.0500, -118.2500) AS distance

┌────────────────┐
│    distance    │
├────────────────┤
│ 3936.390533556 │
└────────────────┘