select within 20 kilometers based on latitude/longitude

Question

i have a mysql table structured as per the example below:

POSTAL_CODE_ID|PostalCode|City|Province|ProvinceCode|CityType|Latitude|Longitude
7|A0N 2J0|Ramea|Ne         


        

Answer 1

You simply take your haversine formula and apply it like this:

SELECT   *,
         6371 * ACOS(SIN(RADIANS( $lat1 )) * SIN(RADIANS(`Latitude`)) +
         COS(RADIANS( $lat1 )) * COS(RADIANS(`Latitude`)) * COS(RADIANS(`Longitude`) -
         RADIANS( $lon1 ))) AS `distance`
FROM     `table`
WHERE    `distance` <= 20
ORDER BY `distance` ASC

Replace $lat1 and $lon1 with the latitude and longitude you want to compare against.