Florida

Distance from Miami Gardens to Miramar

Straight-line distance

6.1mi

Miami Gardens, FL and Miramar, FL are 6.1 miles (9.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Miami Gardens, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (285°).

kilometers
9.9
nautical miles
5.3
heading from Miami Gardens
285° WNW
heading from Miramar
105° ESE
Miami GardensMiramar

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

How far Miami Gardens is from Miramar

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Miami Gardens and Miramar is 6.1 miles, 9.9 km or 5.3 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 6.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
6.1
Kilometers
9.9
Nautical miles
5.3
Bearing from Miami Gardens
285.5° WNW
Bearing arriving at Miramar
285.4°
Bearing from Miramar
105.4° ESE

Halfway between Miami Gardens and Miramar

The great-circle midpoint is at 25.960708, -80.291095 (25°57'38.55"N 80°17'27.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Miramar, FL, with 143,242 residents, 3.0 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 Gardens gets 13 h 46 min of daylight and Miramar 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

Miramar has 1.2 times the population of Miami Gardens. From July 2020 to July 2024, Miami Gardens changed by +4.2% and Miramar by +6.5%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Miami Gardens, FL116,173 (+4.2%)
  2. 02Miramar, FL143,242 (+6.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Miami Gardens from Miramar?

6.1 miles, 9.9 km or 5.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Miramar from Miami Gardens?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Miami Gardens on a bearing of 285.5° and arrives at Miramar on 285.4°. The return trip starts on 105.4°.

What is halfway between Miami Gardens and Miramar?

The midpoint is at 25.960708, -80.291095. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Miramar, FL, 3.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Miami Gardens and Miramar?

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

Which is bigger, Miami Gardens or Miramar?

Miramar, with 143,242 residents in July 2024 against 116,173 for Miami Gardens, 1.2 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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