Florida
Distance from Hialeah to Miami
Straight-line distance
8.8mi
Hialeah, FL and Miami, FL are 8.8 miles (14.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Hialeah, the shortest path starts out heading SE (138°).
- kilometers
- 14.1
- nautical miles
- 7.6
- heading from Hialeah
- 138° SE
- heading from Miami
- 318° NW
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Hialeah is from Miami
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hialeah and Miami is 8.8 miles, 14.1 km or 7.6 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 8.8 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 8.8
- Kilometers
- 14.1
- Nautical miles
- 7.6
- Bearing from Hialeah
- 138.1° SE
- Bearing arriving at Miami
- 138.1°
- Bearing from Miami
- 318.1° NW
Halfway between Hialeah and Miami
The great-circle midpoint is at 25.822558, -80.255731 (25°49'21.21"N 80°15'20.63"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Miami Springs, FL, with 13,901 residents, 2.1 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, Hialeah gets 13 h 45 min of daylight and Miami 13 h 45 min; on December 21, 10 h 31 min and 10 h 32 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Miami has 2.1 times the population of Hialeah. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hialeah changed by +5.8% and Miami by +10.0%. Both are in Florida.
- 01Hialeah, FL235,388 (+5.8%)
- 02Miami, FL487,014 (+10.0%)
Questions people ask
How far is Hialeah from Miami?
8.8 miles, 14.1 km or 7.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Miami from Hialeah?
SE. The great-circle path leaves Hialeah on a bearing of 138.1° and arrives at Miami on 138.1°. The return trip starts on 318.1°.
What is halfway between Hialeah and Miami?
The midpoint is at 25.822558, -80.255731. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Miami Springs, FL, 2.1 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Hialeah and Miami?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Hialeah or Miami?
Miami, with 487,014 residents in July 2024 against 235,388 for Hialeah, 2.1 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.