Florida

Distance from Plantation to Pompano Beach

Straight-line distance

11.3mi

Plantation, FL and Pompano Beach, FL are 11.3 miles (18.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Plantation, the shortest path starts out heading NE (45°).

kilometers
18.2
nautical miles
9.8
heading from Plantation
45° NE
heading from Pompano Beach
225° SW
PlantationPompano Beach

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

How far Plantation is from Pompano Beach

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Plantation and Pompano Beach is 11.3 miles, 18.2 km or 9.8 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 11.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.3
Kilometers
18.2
Nautical miles
9.8
Bearing from Plantation
44.7° NE
Bearing arriving at Pompano Beach
44.7°
Bearing from Pompano Beach
224.7° SW

Halfway between Plantation and Pompano Beach

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.183614, -80.197882 (26°11'1.01"N 80°11'52.37"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lauderdale Lakes, FL, with 37,333 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, Plantation gets 13 h 47 min of daylight and Pompano Beach 13 h 47 min; on December 21, 10 h 30 min and 10 h 30 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Pompano Beach has 1.2 times the population of Plantation. From July 2020 to July 2024, Plantation changed by +9.3% and Pompano Beach by +5.5%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Plantation, FL100,694 (+9.3%)
  2. 02Pompano Beach, FL118,104 (+5.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Plantation from Pompano Beach?

11.3 miles, 18.2 km or 9.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pompano Beach from Plantation?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Plantation on a bearing of 44.7° and arrives at Pompano Beach on 44.7°. The return trip starts on 224.7°.

What is halfway between Plantation and Pompano Beach?

The midpoint is at 26.183614, -80.197882. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lauderdale Lakes, FL, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Plantation and Pompano Beach?

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

Which is bigger, Plantation or Pompano Beach?

Pompano Beach, with 118,104 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.