Colorado

Distance from Arvada to Centennial

Straight-line distance

22.7mi

Arvada, CO and Centennial, CO are 22.7 miles (36.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Arvada, the shortest path starts out heading SE (138°).

kilometers
36.5
nautical miles
19.7
heading from Arvada
138° SE
heading from Centennial
318° NW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Arvada is from Centennial

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arvada and Centennial is 22.7 miles, 36.5 km or 19.7 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 22.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
22.7
Kilometers
36.5
Nautical miles
19.7
Bearing from Arvada
137.7° SE
Bearing arriving at Centennial
137.9°
Bearing from Centennial
317.9° NW

Halfway between Arvada and Centennial

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.712388, -105.006798 (39°42'44.60"N 105°00'24.47"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Glendale, CO, with 4,465 residents, 3.8 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 Centennial 14 h 58 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 22 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Arvada has 1.1 times the population of Centennial. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arvada changed by -2.0% and Centennial by +0.6%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Arvada, CO121,873 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Centennial, CO108,853 (+0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arvada from Centennial?

22.7 miles, 36.5 km or 19.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Centennial from Arvada?

SE. The great-circle path leaves Arvada on a bearing of 137.7° and arrives at Centennial on 137.9°. The return trip starts on 317.9°.

What is halfway between Arvada and Centennial?

The midpoint is at 39.712388, -105.006798. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Glendale, CO, 3.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arvada and Centennial?

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

Which is bigger, Arvada or Centennial?

Arvada, with 121,873 residents in July 2024 against 108,853 for Centennial, 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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