How far is Mérida from the sea?
Mérida is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 30 km (19 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Yucatán, Mexico.
To the coast
30 km
19 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
299 km
with Belize
Setting
Near the coast
579th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
MéridaNearest 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.
Mérida at a glance
- Coordinates
- 20.9670° N, 89.6232° W
- Region
- Yucatán, Mexico
- Distance to the coast
- 30 km (19 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 21.2293° N, 89.7010° W (Yucatán, Mexico)
- Nearest land border
- 299 km (186 miles), with Belize
- Among Mexico's cities
- 9th farthest from the sea of the 10 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Havana | Cuba | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Puebla | Mexico | 199 km (124 miles) |
| Brownsville | United States | 35 km (22 miles) |
| Cape Coral | United States | 0.3 km (0.2 miles) |
| New Orleans | United States | 21 km (13 miles) |
| Metairie | United States | 28 km (18 miles) |
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Questions
How far is Mérida from the sea?
Mérida is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 30 km (19 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Yucatán, Mexico.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 30 km (19 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 Mérida from the nearest border?
Mérida is 299 km (186 miles) from the nearest land border, with Belize, in a straight line.
Where in Mérida is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (20.9670° N, 89.6232° 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.