Florida

Distance from Boca Raton to Coral Springs

Straight-line distance

11.9mi

Boca Raton, FL and Coral Springs, FL are 11.9 miles (19.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Boca Raton, the shortest path starts out heading SW (234°).

kilometers
19.2
nautical miles
10.4
heading from Boca Raton
234° SW
heading from Coral Springs
54° NE
Boca RatonCoral Springs

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Boca Raton is from Coral Springs

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Boca Raton and Coral Springs is 11.9 miles, 19.2 km or 10.4 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 11.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.9
Kilometers
19.2
Nautical miles
10.4
Bearing from Boca Raton
233.9° SW
Bearing arriving at Coral Springs
233.8°
Bearing from Coral Springs
53.8° NE

Halfway between Boca Raton and Coral Springs

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.321721, -80.181534 (26°19'18.20"N 80°10'53.52"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Coconut Creek, FL, with 59,721 residents, 2.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Boca Raton gets 13 h 48 min of daylight and Coral Springs 13 h 47 min; on December 21, 10 h 29 min and 10 h 30 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Coral Springs has 1.4 times the population of Boca Raton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Boca Raton changed by +4.1% and Coral Springs by +4.9%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Boca Raton, FL102,238 (+4.1%)
  2. 02Coral Springs, FL140,808 (+4.9%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Boca Raton from Coral Springs?

11.9 miles, 19.2 km or 10.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Coral Springs from Boca Raton?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Boca Raton on a bearing of 233.9° and arrives at Coral Springs on 233.8°. The return trip starts on 53.8°.

What is halfway between Boca Raton and Coral Springs?

The midpoint is at 26.321721, -80.181534. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Coconut Creek, FL, 2.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Boca Raton and Coral Springs?

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Boca Raton or Coral Springs?

Coral Springs, with 140,808 residents in July 2024 against 102,238 for Boca Raton, 1.4 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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