The map above is centered on Miami, United States, near Bayfront Park, with a default 10 mi radius. Drag to move it, search for a different address, or change the radius and unit using the controls.
Miami's urban geography is shaped by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Everglades to the west. Much of any wide circle ends up in either the ocean or protected wetlands rather than developed land, so a circular radius can be a loose fit for the city. Distances here are straight-line from Bayfront Park (25.774° N, 80.186° W) — the same way the radius map measures them.
Population figure: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171), Table P1.
Miami sits between the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Everglades to the west, so a circle drawn around the city tends to capture a lot of water and protected wetland alongside the urbanized area.
Also known as: The Magic City, MIA, 305, Vice City, Capital of Latin America.
Coverage at common radii, including notable places that fall just outside the circle. Use these as a quick reference — check exact boundaries before relying on a circle for real-estate, retail, or service-area decisions.
Place locations: USGS GNIS and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Distances are straight-line (great-circle) from Bayfront Park, the same way the radius map measures them.
A 5-mile radius from Bayfront Park covers downtown Miami, Brickell, the surrounding urban core, and reaches east across Biscayne Bay to Miami Beach (~4 miles east).
A 10-mile radius reaches Miami Beach (~4 miles east), Key Biscayne (~6 miles south), Coconut Grove (~6 miles southwest), Hialeah (~8 miles northwest), and Kendall (~10 miles southwest), while stopping short of Doral, North Miami Beach, and Aventura.
A 25-mile radius from Bayfront Park reaches Doral (~11 miles west), North Miami Beach (~11 miles north), Aventura (~13 miles north), and as far as Fort Lauderdale (~24 miles north) in southern Broward, while staying short of Homestead and Boca Raton.
A 50-mile radius reaches north to Boca Raton (~41 miles north), southwest to Homestead (~28 miles southwest), and south to Key Largo (~50 miles south) at the start of the Florida Keys.
A 100-mile radius reaches Key Largo (~50 miles south) and takes in Boca Raton (~41 miles north) and Fort Lauderdale (~24 miles north), while still stopping short of Naples (~103 miles west) and Key West (~131 miles southwest).
City-specific scenarios where a radius is the right tool — and a sensible radius to start with.
Miami Beach sits about 4 miles east of Bayfront Park across Biscayne Bay. A 5-mile radius captures both the downtown business district and the Miami Beach strip, making it a natural filter for a "near downtown and the beach" search.
Suggested starting radius: 5 miles for downtown + the beach
A 10-mile radius captures Miami Beach, Coconut Grove, Hialeah, and Kendall. For a wider trade area reaching Doral, Aventura, and south into Broward toward Fort Lauderdale, step up to 25 miles.
Suggested starting radius: 10-25 miles for urban Miami-Dade
A 50-mile radius stretches from Homestead in the southwest up past Boca Raton in the north and down to Key Largo at the head of the Florida Keys, pulling Fort Lauderdale and the Broward strip into a single circle.
Suggested starting radius: 50 miles for a regional South Florida area
Because so much of any Miami circle falls on the Atlantic to the east and the Everglades to the west, it helps to look at how much of the radius is actually populated land rather than the raw circle area. A smaller radius centered on the coast usually describes the real trade area more honestly than a large one.
Suggested starting radius: Compare land inside the circle, not just its size
Local geography and infrastructure that change how a radius behaves here. Skipping these is the most common reason a radius decision goes sideways.
The developed western edge of Miami-Dade gives way to Everglades National Park and the Big Cypress National Preserve. Those protected lands fall within the western part of a wide radius — geographically inside the circle but holding almost no population or roads.
Miami's populated land follows the coast, with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Everglades on the other. A wide radius from Miami can include a lot of ocean and Everglades alongside the urban land, so the raw circle area overstates the populated area.
Because Miami's exposure to storm surge is tied to how close you are to the coastline, a circle drawn around a center point is a poor proxy for hurricane risk. For hurricane-prep analysis, official local evacuation-zone maps describe the risk far better than a circular radius.
A 10-mile radius from Bayfront Park covers Miami Beach (~4 miles east), Key Biscayne (~6 miles south), Coconut Grove (~6 miles southwest), Hialeah (~8 miles northwest), and Kendall (~10 miles southwest). It stops just short of Doral, North Miami Beach, and Aventura.
A 25-mile radius reaches Doral (~11 miles west), North Miami Beach (~11 miles north), Aventura (~13 miles north), and Fort Lauderdale (~24 miles north). Homestead (~28 miles southwest) and Boca Raton (~41 miles north) fall just outside.
Fort Lauderdale is about 24 miles north of Bayfront Park, so it falls just inside a 25-mile radius. A 50-mile radius easily covers both cities and reaches north to Boca Raton.
Key Largo sits about 50 miles south of Bayfront Park, at the very edge of a 50-mile radius. Key West is much farther — about 131 miles southwest — so it stays outside even a 100-mile circle.
Because so much of the western part of a wide circle is Everglades and the eastern part is Atlantic Ocean. A wide radius from Bayfront Park covers a lot of geography but far less populated land. Always look at how much of the circle is actually developed, not just the raw area.
Use a 50-mile radius from downtown Miami to reach from Homestead up past Boca Raton and down to Key Largo. Because the developed area follows the coast, it also helps to think in terms of that coastal corridor rather than a perfect circle.