Florida

Distance from Cape Coral to Sunrise

Straight-line distance

112.3mi

Cape Coral, FL and Sunrise, FL are 112.3 miles (180.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Cape Coral, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (106°).

kilometers
180.7
nautical miles
97.5
heading from Cape Coral
106° ESE
heading from Sunrise
287° WNW
Cape CoralSunrise

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

How far Cape Coral is from Sunrise

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Cape Coral and Sunrise is 112.3 miles, 180.7 km or 97.5 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 112.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
112.3
Kilometers
180.7
Nautical miles
97.5
Bearing from Cape Coral
106.5° ESE
Bearing arriving at Sunrise
107.3°
Bearing from Sunrise
287.3° WNW

Halfway between Cape Coral and Sunrise

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.410019, -81.127726 (26°24'36.07"N 81°07'39.81"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Clewiston, FL, with 7,496 residents, 26.4 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, Cape Coral gets 13 h 49 min of daylight and Sunrise 13 h 47 min; on December 21, 10 h 28 min and 10 h 30 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Cape Coral has 2.3 times the population of Sunrise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Cape Coral changed by +19.2% and Sunrise by +3.1%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Cape Coral, FL233,025 (+19.2%)
  2. 02Sunrise, FL100,128 (+3.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Cape Coral from Sunrise?

112.3 miles, 180.7 km or 97.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sunrise from Cape Coral?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Cape Coral on a bearing of 106.5° and arrives at Sunrise on 107.3°. The return trip starts on 287.3°.

What is halfway between Cape Coral and Sunrise?

The midpoint is at 26.410019, -81.127726. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Clewiston, FL, 26.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Cape Coral and Sunrise?

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

Which is bigger, Cape Coral or Sunrise?

Cape Coral, with 233,025 residents in July 2024 against 100,128 for Sunrise, 2.3 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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