---
title: geo.stLength() function
description: >
  `geo.stLength()` returns the [spherical length or distance](https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SphericalDistance.html)
  of the specified GIS geometry.
menu:
  flux_v0_ref:
    name: geo.stLength
    parent: experimental/geo
    identifier: experimental/geo/stLength
weight: 201
flux/v0/tags: [geotemporal]
introduced: 0.78.0
---

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`geo.stLength()` returns the [spherical length or distance](https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SphericalDistance.html)
of the specified GIS geometry.

`geo.stLength` is used as a helper function for `geo.ST_Length()`.

##### Function type signature

```js
(geometry: A, units: {distance: string}) => float where A: Record
```

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## Parameters

### geometry
({{< req >}})
GIS geometry to test. Can be either point or linestring geometry.
Point geometry will always return `0.0`.



### units
({{< req >}})
Record that defines the unit of measurement for distance.