How far is Port Harcourt from the sea?
Port Harcourt is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 16 km (10 miles) away in a straight line.
To the coast
16 km
10 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
173 km
with Cameroon
Setting
Near the coast
633rd farthest from the sea of 861 cities
Port HarcourtNearest 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.
Port Harcourt at a glance
- Coordinates
- 4.7774° N, 7.0134° E
- Region
- Rivers, Nigeria
- Distance to the coast
- 16 km (10 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 4.6359° N, 7.0571° E
- Nearest land border
- 173 km (107 miles), with Cameroon
- Among Nigeria's cities
- 12th farthest from the sea of the 13 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Port Harcourt from the sea?
Port Harcourt is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 16 km (10 miles) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 16 km (10 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 Port Harcourt from the nearest border?
Port Harcourt is 173 km (107 miles) from the nearest land border, with Cameroon, in a straight line.
Where in Port Harcourt is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (4.7774° N, 7.0134° E). 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.