Colorado

Distance from Aurora to Centennial

Straight-line distance

11.2mi

Aurora, CO and Centennial, CO are 11.2 miles (18.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Aurora, the shortest path starts out heading SW (223°).

kilometers
18.0
nautical miles
9.7
heading from Aurora
223° SW
heading from Centennial
43° NE
AuroraCentennial

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

How far Aurora is from Centennial

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Aurora and Centennial is 11.2 miles, 18.0 km or 9.7 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 11.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.2
Kilometers
18.0
Nautical miles
9.7
Bearing from Aurora
223.0° SW
Bearing arriving at Centennial
222.9°
Bearing from Centennial
42.9° NE

Halfway between Aurora and Centennial

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.650222, -104.792211 (39°39'0.80"N 104°47'31.96"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Aurora, CO, with 403,130 residents, 5.6 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, Aurora gets 14 h 59 min of daylight and Centennial 14 h 58 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

Aurora has 3.7 times the population of Centennial. From July 2020 to July 2024, Aurora changed by +4.2% and Centennial by +0.6%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Aurora, CO403,130 (+4.2%)
  2. 02Centennial, CO108,853 (+0.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Aurora from Centennial?

11.2 miles, 18.0 km or 9.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Centennial from Aurora?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Aurora on a bearing of 223.0° and arrives at Centennial on 222.9°. The return trip starts on 42.9°.

What is halfway between Aurora and Centennial?

The midpoint is at 39.650222, -104.792211. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Aurora, CO, 5.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Aurora and Centennial?

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

Which is bigger, Aurora or Centennial?

Aurora, with 403,130 residents in July 2024 against 108,853 for Centennial, 3.7 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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