Colorado

Distance from Arvada to Colorado Springs

Straight-line distance

69.9mi

Arvada, CO and Colorado Springs, CO are 69.9 miles (112.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Arvada, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (163°).

kilometers
112.6
nautical miles
60.8
heading from Arvada
163° SSE
heading from Colorado Springs
343° NNW
ArvadaColorado Springs

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Arvada is from Colorado Springs

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arvada and Colorado Springs is 69.9 miles, 112.6 km or 60.8 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 69.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
69.9
Kilometers
112.6
Nautical miles
60.8
Bearing from Arvada
162.6° SSE
Bearing arriving at Colorado Springs
162.8°
Bearing from Colorado Springs
342.8° NNW

Halfway between Arvada and Colorado Springs

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.350662, -104.954153 (39°21'2.38"N 104°57'14.95"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Castle Rock, CO, with 83,213 residents, 5.7 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/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Arvada gets 15 h 00 min of daylight and Colorado Springs 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 27 min. Arvada is 0.97° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Colorado Springs has 4.0 times the population of Arvada. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arvada changed by -2.0% and Colorado Springs by +2.5%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Arvada, CO121,873 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Colorado Springs, CO493,554 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arvada from Colorado Springs?

69.9 miles, 112.6 km or 60.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Colorado Springs from Arvada?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Arvada on a bearing of 162.6° and arrives at Colorado Springs on 162.8°. The return trip starts on 342.8°.

What is halfway between Arvada and Colorado Springs?

The midpoint is at 39.350662, -104.954153. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Castle Rock, CO, 5.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arvada and Colorado Springs?

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

Which is bigger, Arvada or Colorado Springs?

Colorado Springs, with 493,554 residents in July 2024 against 121,873 for Arvada, 4.0 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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