Florida

Distance from Fort Lauderdale to Pompano Beach

Straight-line distance

7.0mi

Fort Lauderdale, FL and Pompano Beach, FL are 7.0 miles (11.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Fort Lauderdale, the shortest path starts out heading N (7°).

kilometers
11.2
nautical miles
6.1
heading from Fort Lauderdale
7° N
heading from Pompano Beach
187° S
Fort LauderdalePompano Beach

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

How far Fort Lauderdale is from Pompano Beach

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach is 7.0 miles, 11.2 km or 6.1 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 7.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
7.0
Kilometers
11.2
Nautical miles
6.1
Bearing from Fort Lauderdale
6.5° N
Bearing arriving at Pompano Beach
6.5°
Bearing from Pompano Beach
186.5° S

Halfway between Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.191400, -80.140303 (26°11'29.04"N 80°08'25.09"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Oakland Park, FL, with 45,771 residents, 1.1 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, Fort Lauderdale gets 13 h 47 min of daylight and Pompano Beach 13 h 47 min; on December 21, 10 h 30 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 1.6 times the population of Pompano Beach. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fort Lauderdale changed by +4.3% and Pompano Beach by +5.5%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Fort Lauderdale, FL190,641 (+4.3%)
  2. 02Pompano Beach, FL118,104 (+5.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fort Lauderdale from Pompano Beach?

7.0 miles, 11.2 km or 6.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pompano Beach from Fort Lauderdale?

N. The great-circle path leaves Fort Lauderdale on a bearing of 6.5° and arrives at Pompano Beach on 6.5°. The return trip starts on 186.5°.

What is halfway between Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach?

The midpoint is at 26.191400, -80.140303. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Oakland Park, FL, 1.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach?

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

Which is bigger, Fort Lauderdale or Pompano Beach?

Fort Lauderdale, with 190,641 residents in July 2024 against 118,104 for Pompano Beach, 1.6 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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