Colorado

Distance from Arvada to Westminster

Straight-line distance

5.7mi

Arvada, CO and Westminster, CO are 5.7 miles (9.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Arvada, the shortest path starts out heading NE (56°).

kilometers
9.2
nautical miles
5.0
heading from Arvada
56° NE
heading from Westminster
236° SW
ArvadaWestminster

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

How far Arvada is from Westminster

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arvada and Westminster is 5.7 miles, 9.2 km or 5.0 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 5.7 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
5.7
Kilometers
9.2
Nautical miles
5.0
Bearing from Arvada
55.7° NE
Bearing arriving at Westminster
55.8°
Bearing from Westminster
235.8° SW

Halfway between Arvada and Westminster

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.856908, -105.105915 (39°51'24.87"N 105°06'21.29"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Westminster, CO, with 115,302 residents, 2.9 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 Westminster 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 20 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 Westminster. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arvada changed by -2.0% and Westminster by -1.2%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Arvada, CO121,873 (-2.0%)
  2. 02Westminster, CO115,302 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arvada from Westminster?

5.7 miles, 9.2 km or 5.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Westminster from Arvada?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Arvada on a bearing of 55.7° and arrives at Westminster on 55.8°. The return trip starts on 235.8°.

What is halfway between Arvada and Westminster?

The midpoint is at 39.856908, -105.105915. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Westminster, CO, 2.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arvada and Westminster?

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

Which is bigger, Arvada or Westminster?

Arvada, with 121,873 residents in July 2024 against 115,302 for Westminster, 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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