# Geo distance query order by distance

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-distance-query-order-by-distance/159066>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 3, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-distance-query-order-by-distance/159066 "2018-12-03T00:38:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![michaelnguyen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michaelnguyen/32/38332_2.png) [@michaelnguyen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michaelnguyen)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-distance-query-order-by-distance/159066/1 "2018-12-03T00:38:25Z")

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I can search geo point that within distance raidus (e.g. \< 10 km) with Geo Distance Query([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.5/query-dsl-geo-distance-query.html#query-dsl-geo-distance-query](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.5/query-dsl-geo-distance-query.html#query-dsl-geo-distance-query)).

I want to do 1 step further by sorting the results by shortest distance first. Can Elastic Search do that?

E.g. Place 1 is 5km from my loc, Place 2 is 7km from my loc. Geo Distance Query within 10km return both Place 1 and Place 2 , however, Place 1 should have higher score than Place 2.

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**Author:** ![Ignacio\_Vera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ignacio_vera/32/36674_2.png) [@Ignacio\_Vera](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ignacio_Vera)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-distance-query-order-by-distance/159066/2 "2018-12-03T06:40:20Z")

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Here is the documentation how to sort by distance:

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.5/search-request-sort.html#geo-sorting](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.5/search-request-sort.html#geo-sorting)

Is that enough for you?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/geo-distance-query-order-by-distance/159066/3 "2018-12-31T06:40:21Z")

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