Florida

Distance from Miramar to Plantation

Straight-line distance

11.6mi

Miramar, FL and Plantation, FL are 11.6 miles (18.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Miramar, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (24°).

kilometers
18.7
nautical miles
10.1
heading from Miramar
24° NNE
heading from Plantation
204° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Miramar is from Plantation

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Miramar and Plantation is 11.6 miles, 18.7 km or 10.1 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 11.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.6
Kilometers
18.7
Nautical miles
10.1
Bearing from Miramar
24.2° NNE
Bearing arriving at Plantation
24.3°
Bearing from Plantation
204.3° SSW

Halfway between Miramar and Plantation

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.049055, -80.300225 (26°02'56.60"N 80°18'0.81"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Cooper City, FL, with 35,541 residents, 0.9 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, Miramar 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

Miramar has 1.4 times the population of Plantation. From July 2020 to July 2024, Miramar changed by +6.5% and Plantation by +9.3%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Miramar, FL143,242 (+6.5%)
  2. 02Plantation, FL100,694 (+9.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Miramar from Plantation?

11.6 miles, 18.7 km or 10.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Plantation from Miramar?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Miramar on a bearing of 24.2° and arrives at Plantation on 24.3°. The return trip starts on 204.3°.

What is halfway between Miramar and Plantation?

The midpoint is at 26.049055, -80.300225. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Cooper City, FL, 0.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Miramar and Plantation?

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

Which is bigger, Miramar or Plantation?

Miramar, with 143,242 residents in July 2024 against 100,694 for Plantation, 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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