Florida

Distance from Fort Lauderdale to Sunrise

Straight-line distance

7.4mi

Fort Lauderdale, FL and Sunrise, FL are 7.4 miles (12.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Fort Lauderdale, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (286°).

kilometers
12.0
nautical miles
6.5
heading from Fort Lauderdale
286° WNW
heading from Sunrise
106° ESE
Fort LauderdaleSunrise

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

How far Fort Lauderdale is from Sunrise

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fort Lauderdale and Sunrise is 7.4 miles, 12.0 km or 6.5 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 7.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
7.4
Kilometers
12.0
Nautical miles
6.5
Bearing from Fort Lauderdale
286.4° WNW
Bearing arriving at Sunrise
286.4°
Bearing from Sunrise
106.4° ESE

Halfway between Fort Lauderdale and Sunrise

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.156411, -80.204143 (26°09'23.08"N 80°12'14.91"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lauderdale Lakes, FL, with 37,333 residents, 0.7 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, Fort Lauderdale gets 13 h 47 min of daylight and Sunrise 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 1.9 times the population of Sunrise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fort Lauderdale changed by +4.3% and Sunrise by +3.1%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Fort Lauderdale, FL190,641 (+4.3%)
  2. 02Sunrise, FL100,128 (+3.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fort Lauderdale from Sunrise?

7.4 miles, 12.0 km or 6.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sunrise from Fort Lauderdale?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Fort Lauderdale on a bearing of 286.4° and arrives at Sunrise on 286.4°. The return trip starts on 106.4°.

What is halfway between Fort Lauderdale and Sunrise?

The midpoint is at 26.156411, -80.204143. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lauderdale Lakes, FL, 0.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fort Lauderdale and Sunrise?

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

Which is bigger, Fort Lauderdale or Sunrise?

Fort Lauderdale, with 190,641 residents in July 2024 against 100,128 for Sunrise, 1.9 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.