Florida

Distance from Miami Gardens to Plantation

Straight-line distance

12.3mi

Miami Gardens, FL and Plantation, FL are 12.3 miles (19.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Miami Gardens, the shortest path starts out heading N (355°).

kilometers
19.7
nautical miles
10.7
heading from Miami Gardens
355° N
heading from Plantation
175° S
Miami GardensPlantation

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

How far Miami Gardens is from Plantation

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Miami Gardens and Plantation is 12.3 miles, 19.7 km or 10.7 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 12.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.3
Kilometers
19.7
Nautical miles
10.7
Bearing from Miami Gardens
354.7° N
Bearing arriving at Plantation
354.7°
Bearing from Plantation
174.7° S

Halfway between Miami Gardens and Plantation

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.037250, -80.252693 (26°02'14.10"N 80°15'9.70"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cooper City, FL, with 35,541 residents, 2.1 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 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

Miami Gardens has 1.2 times the population of Plantation. From July 2020 to July 2024, Miami Gardens changed by +4.2% and Plantation by +9.3%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Miami Gardens, FL116,173 (+4.2%)
  2. 02Plantation, FL100,694 (+9.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Miami Gardens from Plantation?

12.3 miles, 19.7 km or 10.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Plantation from Miami Gardens?

N. The great-circle path leaves Miami Gardens on a bearing of 354.7° and arrives at Plantation on 354.7°. The return trip starts on 174.7°.

What is halfway between Miami Gardens and Plantation?

The midpoint is at 26.037250, -80.252693. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cooper City, FL, 2.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Miami Gardens and Plantation?

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

Which is bigger, Miami Gardens or Plantation?

Miami Gardens, with 116,173 residents in July 2024 against 100,694 for Plantation, 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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