Florida
Distance from Boca Raton to Sunrise
Straight-line distance
17.0mi
Boca Raton, FL and Sunrise, FL are 17.0 miles (27.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Boca Raton, the shortest path starts out heading SW (215°).
- kilometers
- 27.4
- nautical miles
- 14.8
- heading from Boca Raton
- 215° SW
- heading from Sunrise
- 35° NE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Boca Raton is from Sunrise
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Boca Raton and Sunrise is 17.0 miles, 27.4 km or 14.8 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 17.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 17.0
- Kilometers
- 27.4
- Nautical miles
- 14.8
- Bearing from Boca Raton
- 215.2° SW
- Bearing arriving at Sunrise
- 215.1°
- Bearing from Sunrise
- 35.1° NE
Halfway between Boca Raton and Sunrise
The great-circle midpoint is at 26.272172, -80.182718 (26°16'19.82"N 80°10'57.79"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Coconut Creek, FL, with 59,721 residents, 0.6 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 Sunrise 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
Boca Raton has 1.0 times the population of Sunrise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Boca Raton changed by +4.1% and Sunrise by +3.1%. Both are in Florida.
- 01Boca Raton, FL102,238 (+4.1%)
- 02Sunrise, FL100,128 (+3.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is Boca Raton from Sunrise?
17.0 miles, 27.4 km or 14.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Sunrise from Boca Raton?
SW. The great-circle path leaves Boca Raton on a bearing of 215.2° and arrives at Sunrise on 215.1°. The return trip starts on 35.1°.
What is halfway between Boca Raton and Sunrise?
The midpoint is at 26.272172, -80.182718. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Coconut Creek, FL, 0.6 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Boca Raton and Sunrise?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Boca Raton or Sunrise?
Boca Raton, with 102,238 residents in July 2024 against 100,128 for Sunrise, 1.0 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.