Florida

Distance from Pembroke Pines to Plantation

Straight-line distance

9.1mi

Pembroke Pines, FL and Plantation, FL are 9.1 miles (14.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Pembroke Pines, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (32°).

kilometers
14.6
nautical miles
7.9
heading from Pembroke Pines
32° NNE
heading from Plantation
212° SSW
Pembroke PinesPlantation

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

How far Pembroke Pines is from Plantation

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Pembroke Pines and Plantation is 9.1 miles, 14.6 km or 7.9 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 9.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
9.1
Kilometers
14.6
Nautical miles
7.9
Bearing from Pembroke Pines
32.4° NNE
Bearing arriving at Plantation
32.4°
Bearing from Plantation
212.4° SSW

Halfway between Pembroke Pines and Plantation

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.070155, -80.301019 (26°04'12.56"N 80°18'3.67"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Davie, FL, with 112,052 residents, 1.3 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, Pembroke Pines 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

Pembroke Pines has 1.8 times the population of Plantation. From July 2020 to July 2024, Pembroke Pines changed by +4.8% and Plantation by +9.3%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Pembroke Pines, FL179,326 (+4.8%)
  2. 02Plantation, FL100,694 (+9.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Pembroke Pines from Plantation?

9.1 miles, 14.6 km or 7.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Plantation from Pembroke Pines?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Pembroke Pines on a bearing of 32.4° and arrives at Plantation on 32.4°. The return trip starts on 212.4°.

What is halfway between Pembroke Pines and Plantation?

The midpoint is at 26.070155, -80.301019. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Davie, FL, 1.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Pembroke Pines and Plantation?

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

Which is bigger, Pembroke Pines or Plantation?

Pembroke Pines, with 179,326 residents in July 2024 against 100,694 for Plantation, 1.8 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.

  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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