Pennsylvania to New Jersey

Distance from Allentown to Paterson

Straight-line distance

72.3mi

Allentown, PA and Paterson, NJ are 72.3 miles (116.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Allentown, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (72°).

kilometers
116.4
nautical miles
62.9
heading from Allentown
72° ENE
heading from Paterson
253° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Allentown is from Paterson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Allentown and Paterson is 72.3 miles, 116.4 km or 62.9 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 72.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
72.3
Kilometers
116.4
Nautical miles
62.9
Bearing from Allentown
71.7° ENE
Bearing arriving at Paterson
72.6°
Bearing from Paterson
252.6° WSW

Halfway between Allentown and Paterson

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.756067, -74.822189 (40°45'21.84"N 74°49'19.88"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Califon, NJ, with 1,018 residents, 2.7 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, Allentown gets 15 h 05 min of daylight and Paterson 15 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Paterson has 1.3 times the population of Allentown. From July 2020 to July 2024, Allentown changed by +1.1% and Paterson by +0.7%. The trip crosses from Pennsylvania into New Jersey.

  1. 01Allentown, PA127,138 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Paterson, NJ160,463 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Allentown from Paterson?

72.3 miles, 116.4 km or 62.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Paterson from Allentown?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Allentown on a bearing of 71.7° and arrives at Paterson on 72.6°. The return trip starts on 252.6°.

What is halfway between Allentown and Paterson?

The midpoint is at 40.756067, -74.822189. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Califon, NJ, 2.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Allentown and Paterson?

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

Which is bigger, Allentown or Paterson?

Paterson, with 160,463 residents in July 2024 against 127,138 for Allentown, 1.3 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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