Colorado

Distance from Arvada to Denver

Straight-line distance

15.1mi

Arvada, CO and Denver, CO are 15.1 miles (24.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Arvada, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (109°).

kilometers
24.3
nautical miles
13.1
heading from Arvada
109° ESE
heading from Denver
289° WNW
ArvadaDenver

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

How far Arvada is from Denver

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arvada and Denver is 15.1 miles, 24.3 km or 13.1 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 15.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.1
Kilometers
24.3
Nautical miles
13.1
Bearing from Arvada
109.1° ESE
Bearing arriving at Denver
109.2°
Bearing from Denver
289.2° WNW

Halfway between Arvada and Denver

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.797878, -105.015630 (39°47'52.36"N 105°00'56.27"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Edgewater, CO, with 4,880 residents, 4.1 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 Denver 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

Denver has 6.0 times the population of Arvada. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arvada changed by -2.0% and Denver by +1.6%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Arvada, CO121,873 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Denver, CO729,019 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arvada from Denver?

15.1 miles, 24.3 km or 13.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Denver from Arvada?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Arvada on a bearing of 109.1° and arrives at Denver on 109.2°. The return trip starts on 289.2°.

What is halfway between Arvada and Denver?

The midpoint is at 39.797878, -105.015630. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Edgewater, CO, 4.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arvada and Denver?

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

Which is bigger, Arvada or Denver?

Denver, with 729,019 residents in July 2024 against 121,873 for Arvada, 6.0 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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