Colorado

Distance from Arvada to Lakewood

Straight-line distance

9.5mi

Arvada, CO and Lakewood, CO are 9.5 miles (15.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Arvada, the shortest path starts out heading S (169°).

kilometers
15.3
nautical miles
8.2
heading from Arvada
169° S
heading from Lakewood
349° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Arvada is from Lakewood

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arvada and Lakewood is 9.5 miles, 15.3 km or 8.2 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 9.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
9.5
Kilometers
15.3
Nautical miles
8.2
Bearing from Arvada
169.4° S
Bearing arriving at Lakewood
169.4°
Bearing from Lakewood
349.4° N

Halfway between Arvada and Lakewood

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.766301, -105.133934 (39°45'58.68"N 105°08'2.16"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Wheat Ridge, CO, with 31,999 residents, 1.6 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 Lakewood 14 h 59 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

Lakewood has 1.3 times the population of Arvada. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arvada changed by -2.0% and Lakewood by +0.4%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Arvada, CO121,873 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Lakewood, CO156,868 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arvada from Lakewood?

9.5 miles, 15.3 km or 8.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lakewood from Arvada?

S. The great-circle path leaves Arvada on a bearing of 169.4° and arrives at Lakewood on 169.4°. The return trip starts on 349.4°.

What is halfway between Arvada and Lakewood?

The midpoint is at 39.766301, -105.133934. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Wheat Ridge, CO, 1.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arvada and Lakewood?

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

Which is bigger, Arvada or Lakewood?

Lakewood, with 156,868 residents in July 2024 against 121,873 for Arvada, 1.3 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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