Colorado

Distance from Aurora to Colorado Springs

Straight-line distance

58.2mi

Aurora, CO and Colorado Springs, CO are 58.2 miles (93.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Aurora, the shortest path starts out heading S (182°).

kilometers
93.7
nautical miles
50.6
heading from Aurora
182° S
heading from Colorado Springs
2° N
AuroraColorado Springs

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

How far Aurora is from Colorado Springs

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Aurora and Colorado Springs is 58.2 miles, 93.7 km or 50.6 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 58.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
58.2
Kilometers
93.7
Nautical miles
50.6
Bearing from Aurora
182.1° S
Bearing arriving at Colorado Springs
182.1°
Bearing from Colorado Springs
2.1° N

Halfway between Aurora and Colorado Springs

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.288402, -104.740721 (39°17'18.25"N 104°44'26.60"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Castle Rock, CO, with 83,213 residents, 8.5 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, Aurora gets 14 h 59 min of daylight and Colorado Springs 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 27 min. Aurora is 0.84° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Colorado Springs has 1.2 times the population of Aurora. From July 2020 to July 2024, Aurora changed by +4.2% and Colorado Springs by +2.5%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Aurora, CO403,130 (+4.2%)
  2. 02Colorado Springs, CO493,554 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Aurora from Colorado Springs?

58.2 miles, 93.7 km or 50.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Colorado Springs from Aurora?

S. The great-circle path leaves Aurora on a bearing of 182.1° and arrives at Colorado Springs on 182.1°. The return trip starts on 2.1°.

What is halfway between Aurora and Colorado Springs?

The midpoint is at 39.288402, -104.740721. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Castle Rock, CO, 8.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Aurora and Colorado Springs?

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

Which is bigger, Aurora or Colorado Springs?

Colorado Springs, with 493,554 residents in July 2024 against 403,130 for Aurora, 1.2 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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