Florida

Distance from Coral Springs to West Palm Beach

Straight-line distance

33.8mi

Coral Springs, FL and West Palm Beach, FL are 33.8 miles (54.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Coral Springs, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (14°).

kilometers
54.4
nautical miles
29.4
heading from Coral Springs
14° NNE
heading from West Palm Beach
194° SSW
Coral SpringsWest Palm Beach

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

How far Coral Springs is from West Palm Beach

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Coral Springs and West Palm Beach is 33.8 miles, 54.4 km or 29.4 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 33.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
33.8
Kilometers
54.4
Nautical miles
29.4
Bearing from Coral Springs
14.0° NNE
Bearing arriving at West Palm Beach
14.0°
Bearing from West Palm Beach
194.0° SSW

Halfway between Coral Springs and West Palm Beach

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.507915, -80.193287 (26°30'28.49"N 80°11'35.83"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Boynton Beach, FL, with 83,095 residents, 7.1 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, Coral Springs gets 13 h 47 min of daylight and West Palm Beach 13 h 49 min; on December 21, 10 h 30 min and 10 h 28 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Coral Springs has 1.1 times the population of West Palm Beach. From July 2020 to July 2024, Coral Springs changed by +4.9% and West Palm Beach by +8.7%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Coral Springs, FL140,808 (+4.9%)
  2. 02West Palm Beach, FL127,744 (+8.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Coral Springs from West Palm Beach?

33.8 miles, 54.4 km or 29.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is West Palm Beach from Coral Springs?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Coral Springs on a bearing of 14.0° and arrives at West Palm Beach on 14.0°. The return trip starts on 194.0°.

What is halfway between Coral Springs and West Palm Beach?

The midpoint is at 26.507915, -80.193287. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Boynton Beach, FL, 7.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Coral Springs and West Palm Beach?

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

Which is bigger, Coral Springs or West Palm Beach?

Coral Springs, with 140,808 residents in July 2024 against 127,744 for West Palm Beach, 1.1 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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