Florida
Distance from Hialeah to Sunrise
Straight-line distance
21.0mi
Hialeah, FL and Sunrise, FL are 21.0 miles (33.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Hialeah, the shortest path starts out heading N (7°).
- kilometers
- 33.8
- nautical miles
- 18.3
- heading from Hialeah
- 7° N
- heading from Sunrise
- 187° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Hialeah is from Sunrise
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hialeah and Sunrise is 21.0 miles, 33.8 km or 18.3 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 21.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 21.0
- Kilometers
- 33.8
- Nautical miles
- 18.3
- Bearing from Hialeah
- 7.0° N
- Bearing arriving at Sunrise
- 7.0°
- Bearing from Sunrise
- 187.0° S
Halfway between Hialeah and Sunrise
The great-circle midpoint is at 26.020751, -80.282277 (26°01'14.71"N 80°16'56.20"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cooper City, FL, with 35,541 residents, 1.9 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 Sunrise 13 h 47 min; on December 21, 10 h 31 min and 10 h 30 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Hialeah has 2.4 times the population of Sunrise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hialeah changed by +5.8% and Sunrise by +3.1%. Both are in Florida.
- 01Hialeah, FL235,388 (+5.8%)
- 02Sunrise, FL100,128 (+3.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is Hialeah from Sunrise?
21.0 miles, 33.8 km or 18.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Sunrise from Hialeah?
N. The great-circle path leaves Hialeah on a bearing of 7.0° and arrives at Sunrise on 7.0°. The return trip starts on 187.0°.
What is halfway between Hialeah and Sunrise?
The midpoint is at 26.020751, -80.282277. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cooper City, FL, 1.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Hialeah and Sunrise?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Hialeah or Sunrise?
Hialeah, with 235,388 residents in July 2024 against 100,128 for Sunrise, 2.4 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.
- 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.