Florida

Distance from Davie to Hollywood

Straight-line distance

8.1mi

Davie, FL and Hollywood, FL are 8.1 miles (13.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Davie, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (114°).

kilometers
13.0
nautical miles
7.0
heading from Davie
114° ESE
heading from Hollywood
294° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Davie is from Hollywood

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Davie and Hollywood is 8.1 miles, 13.0 km or 7.0 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 8.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
8.1
Kilometers
13.0
Nautical miles
7.0
Bearing from Davie
114.4° ESE
Bearing arriving at Hollywood
114.4°
Bearing from Hollywood
294.4° WNW

Halfway between Davie and Hollywood

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.055112, -80.223788 (26°03'18.40"N 80°13'25.64"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dania Beach, FL, with 33,076 residents, 3.7 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, Davie gets 13 h 46 min of daylight and Hollywood 13 h 46 min; on December 21, 10 h 30 min and 10 h 31 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Hollywood has 1.4 times the population of Davie. From July 2020 to July 2024, Davie changed by +5.7% and Hollywood by +4.1%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Davie, FL112,052 (+5.7%)
  2. 02Hollywood, FL159,073 (+4.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Davie from Hollywood?

8.1 miles, 13.0 km or 7.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Hollywood from Davie?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Davie on a bearing of 114.4° and arrives at Hollywood on 114.4°. The return trip starts on 294.4°.

What is halfway between Davie and Hollywood?

The midpoint is at 26.055112, -80.223788. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dania Beach, FL, 3.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Davie and Hollywood?

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

Which is bigger, Davie or Hollywood?

Hollywood, with 159,073 residents in July 2024 against 112,052 for Davie, 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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