PostgreSQL latitude longitude query

Question

i have latitude and longitude columns in location table in PostgreSQL database, and I am trying to execute distance query with a Postg

Answer 1

Assuming you've installed the earthdistance module correctly, this will give you the distance in miles between two cities. This method uses the simpler point-based earth distances. Note that the arguments to point() are first longitude, then latitude.

create table lat_lon (
  city varchar(50) primary key,
  lat float8 not null,
  lon float8 not null
);

insert into lat_lon values
('London, GB', 51.67234320, 0.14787970),
('New York, NY', 40.91524130, -73.7002720);

select 
  (
  (select point(lon,lat) from lat_lon where city = 'London, GB') <@>
  (select point(lon,lat) from lat_lon where city = 'New York, NY')
  ) as distance_miles

distance_miles
--
3447.58672105301