# Distance The **Distance** function calculates the minimum distance between two geographies, in specified units. ### Syntax ``` Distance(units, geog1, geog2) ``` The function arguments are:

units


units	Required The unit of measurement for the distanceValid values are `"kilometers"`, `"meters"`, and `"miles"`.
geog1	Required First geography of the pair between which we calculate the distance Must be in valid Geography format. To work from known latitude and longitude values, use the makepoint or makeline functions.
geog2	Required Second geography of the pair between which we calculate the distance Must be in valid Geography format. To work from known latitude and longitude values, use the MakePoint or MakeLine functions.

Required

The unit of measurement for the distanceValid values are "kilometers", "meters", and "miles".

geog1 Required
First geography of the pair between which we calculate the distance
Must be in valid Geography format.
To work from known latitude and longitude values, use the makepoint or makeline functions.

geog2 Required
Second geography of the pair between which we calculate the distance
Must be in valid Geography format.
To work from known latitude and longitude values, use the MakePoint or MakeLine functions.

### Examples ``` Distance("kilometers", [Coordinates], MakePoint(0, 0)) ``` ``` Distance("miles", [Coordinates], MakePoint(0, 0)) ``` The **Distance** function returns the following values for the **Coordinates** column, when specifying distance in either kilometers or miles from coordinates (0, 0):