Map of Gainesville, Florida, United States

Gainesville is a city in Florida, United States, with a population of about 145,214. It lies at 29.6516°N, 82.3248°W, about 54 m above sea level. Gainesville is about 1,136 km (706 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ocala, 55 km to the south.

Gainesville at a glance

Where is Gainesville?

• The 13th largest city in Florida on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 14 min on the shortest day to 14 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gainesville

• Ocala — 55 km south
• The Villages — 87 km southeast
• Jacksonville — 99 km northeast
• Palm Coast — 108 km east
• Ponte Vedra Beach — 112 km northeast
• Ormond Beach — 129 km east
• Spring Hill — 132 km south
• Deltona — 133 km southeast
• Apopka — 134 km southeast
• Daytona Beach — 135 km east

Largest cities in Florida

• Jacksonville — 1,009,833
• Miami — 487,014
• Tampa — 414,547
• Orlando — 334,854
• St. Petersburg — 257,083
• Hialeah — 237,069
• Tallahassee — 201,731
• Fort Lauderdale — 183,146
• Cape Coral — 175,229
• Pembroke Pines — 166,611

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Gainesville

• Gainesville — Georgia, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.