Colorado

Distance from Arvada to Aurora

Straight-line distance

24.4mi

Arvada, CO and Aurora, CO are 24.4 miles (39.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Arvada, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (110°).

kilometers
39.2
nautical miles
21.2
heading from Arvada
110° ESE
heading from Aurora
291° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Arvada is from Aurora

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arvada and Aurora is 24.4 miles, 39.2 km or 21.2 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 24.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
24.4
Kilometers
39.2
Nautical miles
21.2
Bearing from Arvada
110.5° ESE
Bearing arriving at Aurora
110.7°
Bearing from Aurora
290.7° WNW

Halfway between Arvada and Aurora

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.771798, -104.935206 (39°46'18.47"N 104°56'6.74"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Denver, CO, with 729,019 residents, 3.0 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/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Arvada gets 15 h 00 min of daylight and Aurora 14 h 59 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 21 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Aurora has 3.3 times the population of Arvada. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arvada changed by -2.0% and Aurora by +4.2%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Arvada, CO121,873 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Aurora, CO403,130 (+4.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arvada from Aurora?

24.4 miles, 39.2 km or 21.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Aurora from Arvada?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Arvada on a bearing of 110.5° and arrives at Aurora on 110.7°. The return trip starts on 290.7°.

What is halfway between Arvada and Aurora?

The midpoint is at 39.771798, -104.935206. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Denver, CO, 3.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arvada and Aurora?

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

Which is bigger, Arvada or Aurora?

Aurora, with 403,130 residents in July 2024 against 121,873 for Arvada, 3.3 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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