How far is Belém from the sea?
Belém is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 38 km (24 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Unknown, Brazil.
To the coast
38 km
24 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
749 km
with Suriname
Setting
Near the coast
549th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
BelémNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the sea?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Belém at a glance
- Coordinates
- 1.4558° S, 48.5044° W
- Region
- Pará, Brazil
- Distance to the coast
- 38 km (24 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 1.1164° S, 48.4358° W (Unknown, Brazil)
- Nearest land border
- 749 km (465 miles), with Suriname
- Among Brazil's cities
- 9th farthest from the sea of the 14 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Belém from the sea?
Belém is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 38 km (24 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Unknown, Brazil.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 38 km (24 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Belém from the nearest border?
Belém is 749 km (465 miles) from the nearest land border, with Suriname, in a straight line.
Where in Belém is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (1.4558° S, 48.5044° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.