Florida

Distance from Pompano Beach to Sunrise

Straight-line distance

9.3mi

Pompano Beach, FL and Sunrise, FL are 9.3 miles (14.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Pompano Beach, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (239°).

kilometers
14.9
nautical miles
8.1
heading from Pompano Beach
239° WSW
heading from Sunrise
59° ENE
Pompano BeachSunrise

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

How far Pompano Beach is from Sunrise

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Pompano Beach and Sunrise is 9.3 miles, 14.9 km or 8.1 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 9.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
9.3
Kilometers
14.9
Nautical miles
8.1
Bearing from Pompano Beach
238.6° WSW
Bearing arriving at Sunrise
238.5°
Bearing from Sunrise
58.5° ENE

Halfway between Pompano Beach and Sunrise

The great-circle midpoint is at 26.206614, -80.197769 (26°12'23.81"N 80°11'51.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is North Lauderdale, FL, with 46,335 residents, 1.5 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, Pompano Beach gets 13 h 47 min of daylight and Sunrise 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 Sunrise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Pompano Beach changed by +5.5% and Sunrise by +3.1%. Both are in Florida.

  1. 01Pompano Beach, FL118,104 (+5.5%)
  2. 02Sunrise, FL100,128 (+3.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Pompano Beach from Sunrise?

9.3 miles, 14.9 km or 8.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Sunrise from Pompano Beach?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Pompano Beach on a bearing of 238.6° and arrives at Sunrise on 238.5°. The return trip starts on 58.5°.

What is halfway between Pompano Beach and Sunrise?

The midpoint is at 26.206614, -80.197769. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is North Lauderdale, FL, 1.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Pompano Beach and Sunrise?

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

Which is bigger, Pompano Beach or Sunrise?

Pompano Beach, with 118,104 residents in July 2024 against 100,128 for Sunrise, 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.