How far is Dakar from the sea?
Dakar is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Dakar, Senegal.
To the coast
1.2 km
0.7 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
156 km
with The Gambia
Setting
On the coast
787th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
DakarNearest 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.
Dakar at a glance
- Coordinates
- 14.6937° N, 17.4441° W
- Region
- Dakar, Senegal
- Distance to the coast
- 1.2 km (0.7 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 14.6881° N, 17.4345° W (Dakar, Senegal)
- Nearest land border
- 156 km (97 miles), with The Gambia
- Among Senegal's cities
- 2nd farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Touba | Senegal | 113 km (70 miles) |
| Nouakchott | Mauritania | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Conakry | Guinea | 0.6 km (0.4 miles) |
| Bamako | Mali | 683 km (425 miles) |
| Monrovia | Liberia | 0.4 km (0.3 miles) |
| Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 754 km (469 miles) |
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Questions
How far is Dakar from the sea?
Dakar is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Dakar, Senegal.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 1.2 km (0.7 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 Dakar from the nearest border?
Dakar is 156 km (97 miles) from the nearest land border, with The Gambia, in a straight line.
Where in Dakar is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (14.6937° N, 17.4441° 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.