Florida
Distance from Hollywood to Plantation
Straight-line distance
8.9mi
Hollywood, FL and Plantation, FL are 8.9 miles (14.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Hollywood, the shortest path starts out heading NW (317°).
- kilometers
- 14.3
- nautical miles
- 7.7
- heading from Hollywood
- 317° NW
- heading from Plantation
- 137° SE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Hollywood is from Plantation
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hollywood and Plantation is 8.9 miles, 14.3 km or 7.7 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 8.9 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 8.9
- Kilometers
- 14.3
- Nautical miles
- 7.7
- Bearing from Hollywood
- 317.3° NW
- Bearing arriving at Plantation
- 317.3°
- Bearing from Plantation
- 137.3° SE
Halfway between Hollywood and Plantation
The great-circle midpoint is at 26.078308, -80.213180 (26°04'41.91"N 80°12'47.45"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Dania Beach, FL, with 33,076 residents, 3.4 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 Plantation 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
Hollywood has 1.6 times the population of Plantation. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hollywood changed by +4.1% and Plantation by +9.3%. Both are in Florida.
- 01Hollywood, FL159,073 (+4.1%)
- 02Plantation, FL100,694 (+9.3%)
Questions people ask
How far is Hollywood from Plantation?
8.9 miles, 14.3 km or 7.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Plantation from Hollywood?
NW. The great-circle path leaves Hollywood on a bearing of 317.3° and arrives at Plantation on 317.3°. The return trip starts on 137.3°.
What is halfway between Hollywood and Plantation?
The midpoint is at 26.078308, -80.213180. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Dania Beach, FL, 3.4 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Hollywood and Plantation?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Hollywood or Plantation?
Hollywood, with 159,073 residents in July 2024 against 100,694 for Plantation, 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.
- 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.