Florida
Distance from Miami to Plantation
Straight-line distance
24.4mi
Miami, FL and Plantation, FL are 24.4 miles (39.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Miami, the shortest path starts out heading N (352°).
- kilometers
- 39.3
- nautical miles
- 21.2
- heading from Miami
- 352° N
- heading from Plantation
- 172° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Miami is from Plantation
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Miami and Plantation is 24.4 miles, 39.3 km or 21.2 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 24.4 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 24.4
- Kilometers
- 39.3
- Nautical miles
- 21.2
- Bearing from Miami
- 352.2° N
- Bearing arriving at Plantation
- 352.2°
- Bearing from Plantation
- 172.2° S
Halfway between Miami and Plantation
The great-circle midpoint is at 25.950402, -80.235160 (25°57'1.45"N 80°14'6.58"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Miami Gardens, FL, with 116,173 residents, 0.6 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, Miami gets 13 h 45 min of daylight and Plantation 13 h 47 min; on December 21, 10 h 32 min and 10 h 30 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Miami has 4.8 times the population of Plantation. From July 2020 to July 2024, Miami changed by +10.0% and Plantation by +9.3%. Both are in Florida.
- 01Miami, FL487,014 (+10.0%)
- 02Plantation, FL100,694 (+9.3%)
Questions people ask
How far is Miami from Plantation?
24.4 miles, 39.3 km or 21.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Plantation from Miami?
N. The great-circle path leaves Miami on a bearing of 352.2° and arrives at Plantation on 352.2°. The return trip starts on 172.2°.
What is halfway between Miami and Plantation?
The midpoint is at 25.950402, -80.235160. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Miami Gardens, FL, 0.6 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Miami and Plantation?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Miami or Plantation?
Miami, with 487,014 residents in July 2024 against 100,694 for Plantation, 4.8 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.