New York to Connecticut

Distance from Albany to Waterbury

Straight-line distance

85.9mi

Albany, NY and Waterbury, CT are 85.9 miles (138.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Albany, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (153°).

kilometers
138.2
nautical miles
74.6
heading from Albany
153° SSE
heading from Waterbury
333° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Albany is from Waterbury

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albany and Waterbury is 85.9 miles, 138.2 km or 74.6 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 85.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
85.9
Kilometers
138.2
Nautical miles
74.6
Bearing from Albany
152.7° SSE
Bearing arriving at Waterbury
153.2°
Bearing from Waterbury
333.2° NNW

Halfway between Albany and Waterbury

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.112730, -73.414223 (42°06'45.83"N 73°24'51.20"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Philmont, NY, with 1,483 residents, 15.2 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Albany gets 15 h 19 min of daylight and Waterbury 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 03 min and 9 h 10 min. Albany is 1.11° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Waterbury has 1.1 times the population of Albany. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albany changed by +2.7% and Waterbury by +1.8%. The trip crosses from New York into Connecticut.

  1. 01Albany, NY101,317 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Waterbury, CT115,908 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Albany from Waterbury?

85.9 miles, 138.2 km or 74.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Waterbury from Albany?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Albany on a bearing of 152.7° and arrives at Waterbury on 153.2°. The return trip starts on 333.2°.

What is halfway between Albany and Waterbury?

The midpoint is at 42.112730, -73.414223. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Philmont, NY, 15.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Albany and Waterbury?

Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Albany or Waterbury?

Waterbury, with 115,908 residents in July 2024 against 101,317 for Albany, 1.1 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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