Florida

Distance from Miramar to Sunrise

Straight-line distance

14.6mi

Miramar, FL and Sunrise, FL are 14.6 miles (23.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Miramar, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (19°).

kilometers
23.4
nautical miles
12.7
heading from Miramar
19° NNE
heading from Sunrise
199° SSW
MiramarSunrise

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

How far Miramar is from Sunrise

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Miramar and Sunrise is 14.6 miles, 23.4 km or 12.7 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 14.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.6
Kilometers
23.4
Nautical miles
12.7
Bearing from Miramar
19.1° NNE
Bearing arriving at Sunrise
19.2°
Bearing from Sunrise
199.2° SSW

Halfway between Miramar and Sunrise

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.072055, -80.300133 (26°04'19.40"N 80°18'0.48"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Davie, FL, with 112,052 residents, 1.2 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 Sunrise 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 Sunrise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Miramar changed by +6.5% and Sunrise by +3.1%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Miramar, FL143,242 (+6.5%)
  2. 02Sunrise, FL100,128 (+3.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Miramar from Sunrise?

14.6 miles, 23.4 km or 12.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sunrise from Miramar?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Miramar on a bearing of 19.1° and arrives at Sunrise on 19.2°. The return trip starts on 199.2°.

What is halfway between Miramar and Sunrise?

The midpoint is at 26.072055, -80.300133. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Davie, FL, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Miramar and Sunrise?

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

Which is bigger, Miramar or Sunrise?

Miramar, with 143,242 residents in July 2024 against 100,128 for Sunrise, 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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