How far is Miami from the ocean?
Miami sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.5 miles (0.8 km) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Florida, United States.
To the coast
0.5 miles
0.8 km · straight line
Nearest land border
511 miles
with Mexico
Setting
On the coast
167th farthest from the ocean of 182 cities
MiamiNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the ocean?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Miami at a glance
- Coordinates
- 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W
- Region
- Florida, United States
- Distance to the coast
- 0.5 miles (0.8 km), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 25.7709° N, 80.1871° W (Florida, United States)
- Nearest land border
- 511 miles (822 km), with Mexico
- Among United States's cities
- 38th farthest from the ocean of the 40 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Miami from the ocean?
Miami sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.5 miles (0.8 km) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Florida, United States.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 0.5 miles (0.8 km) 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 Miami from the nearest border?
Miami is 511 miles (822 km) from the nearest land border, with Mexico, in a straight line.
Where in Miami is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (25.7743° N, 80.1937° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the ocean than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.