Colorado

Distance from Arvada to Greeley

Straight-line distance

44.9mi

Arvada, CO and Greeley, CO are 44.9 miles (72.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Arvada, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (26°).

kilometers
72.3
nautical miles
39.0
heading from Arvada
26° NNE
heading from Greeley
206° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Arvada is from Greeley

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arvada and Greeley is 44.9 miles, 72.3 km or 39.0 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 44.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
44.9
Kilometers
72.3
Nautical miles
39.0
Bearing from Arvada
26.2° NNE
Bearing arriving at Greeley
26.4°
Bearing from Greeley
206.4° SSW

Halfway between Arvada and Greeley

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.125303, -104.962608 (40°07'31.09"N 104°57'45.39"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Frederick, CO, with 17,937 residents, 1.5 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 Greeley 15 h 04 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 17 min. Greeley is 0.58° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Arvada has 1.1 times the population of Greeley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arvada changed by -2.0% and Greeley by +4.6%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Arvada, CO121,873 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Greeley, CO114,363 (+4.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arvada from Greeley?

44.9 miles, 72.3 km or 39.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Greeley from Arvada?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Arvada on a bearing of 26.2° and arrives at Greeley on 26.4°. The return trip starts on 206.4°.

What is halfway between Arvada and Greeley?

The midpoint is at 40.125303, -104.962608. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Frederick, CO, 1.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arvada and Greeley?

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

Which is bigger, Arvada or Greeley?

Arvada, with 121,873 residents in July 2024 against 114,363 for Greeley, 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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