Florida

Distance from Hollywood to Miami Gardens

Straight-line distance

7.5mi

Hollywood, FL and Miami Gardens, FL are 7.5 miles (12.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Hollywood, the shortest path starts out heading SW (221°).

kilometers
12.1
nautical miles
6.5
heading from Hollywood
221° SW
heading from Miami Gardens
41° NE
HollywoodMiami Gardens

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

How far Hollywood is from Miami Gardens

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hollywood and Miami Gardens is 7.5 miles, 12.1 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 7.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
7.5
Kilometers
12.1
Nautical miles
6.5
Bearing from Hollywood
220.9° SW
Bearing arriving at Miami Gardens
220.8°
Bearing from Miami Gardens
40.8° NE

Halfway between Hollywood and Miami Gardens

The great-circle midpoint is at 25.989955, -80.204114 (25°59'23.84"N 80°12'14.81"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Pembroke Park, FL, with 6,544 residents, 1.5 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, Hollywood gets 13 h 46 min of daylight and Miami Gardens 13 h 46 min; on December 21, 10 h 31 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 Miami Gardens. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hollywood changed by +4.1% and Miami Gardens by +4.2%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Hollywood, FL159,073 (+4.1%)
  2. 02Miami Gardens, FL116,173 (+4.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hollywood from Miami Gardens?

7.5 miles, 12.1 km or 6.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Miami Gardens from Hollywood?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Hollywood on a bearing of 220.9° and arrives at Miami Gardens on 220.8°. The return trip starts on 40.8°.

What is halfway between Hollywood and Miami Gardens?

The midpoint is at 25.989955, -80.204114. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Pembroke Park, FL, 1.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hollywood and Miami Gardens?

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

Which is bigger, Hollywood or Miami Gardens?

Hollywood, with 159,073 residents in July 2024 against 116,173 for Miami Gardens, 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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