Florida
Distance from Boca Raton to Fort Lauderdale
Straight-line distance
16.2mi
Boca Raton, FL and Fort Lauderdale, FL are 16.2 miles (26.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Boca Raton, the shortest path starts out heading S (189°).
- kilometers
- 26.1
- nautical miles
- 14.1
- heading from Boca Raton
- 189° S
- heading from Fort Lauderdale
- 9° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Boca Raton is from Fort Lauderdale
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale is 16.2 miles, 26.1 km or 14.1 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 16.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 16.2
- Kilometers
- 26.1
- Nautical miles
- 14.1
- Bearing from Boca Raton
- 189.5° S
- Bearing arriving at Fort Lauderdale
- 189.4°
- Bearing from Fort Lauderdale
- 9.4° N
Halfway between Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale
The great-circle midpoint is at 26.256952, -80.125221 (26°15'25.03"N 80°07'30.80"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pompano Beach, FL, with 118,104 residents, 1.2 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 Fort Lauderdale 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
Fort Lauderdale has 1.9 times the population of Boca Raton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Boca Raton changed by +4.1% and Fort Lauderdale by +4.3%. Both are in Florida.
- 01Boca Raton, FL102,238 (+4.1%)
- 02Fort Lauderdale, FL190,641 (+4.3%)
Questions people ask
How far is Boca Raton from Fort Lauderdale?
16.2 miles, 26.1 km or 14.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Fort Lauderdale from Boca Raton?
S. The great-circle path leaves Boca Raton on a bearing of 189.5° and arrives at Fort Lauderdale on 189.4°. The return trip starts on 9.4°.
What is halfway between Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale?
The midpoint is at 26.256952, -80.125221. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pompano Beach, FL, 1.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Boca Raton or Fort Lauderdale?
Fort Lauderdale, with 190,641 residents in July 2024 against 102,238 for Boca Raton, 1.9 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.