Colorado

Distance from Aurora to Denver

Straight-line distance

9.3mi

Aurora, CO and Denver, CO are 9.3 miles (14.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Aurora, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (293°).

kilometers
14.9
nautical miles
8.1
heading from Aurora
293° WNW
heading from Denver
113° ESE
AuroraDenver

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

How far Aurora is from Denver

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Aurora and Denver is 9.3 miles, 14.9 km or 8.1 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 9.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
9.3
Kilometers
14.9
Nautical miles
8.1
Bearing from Aurora
293.0° WNW
Bearing arriving at Denver
292.9°
Bearing from Denver
112.9° ESE

Halfway between Aurora and Denver

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.735728, -104.800769 (39°44'8.62"N 104°48'2.77"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Denver, CO, with 729,019 residents, 4.7 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 Denver 14 h 59 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 21 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Denver has 1.8 times the population of Aurora. From July 2020 to July 2024, Aurora changed by +4.2% and Denver by +1.6%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Aurora, CO403,130 (+4.2%)
  2. 02Denver, CO729,019 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Aurora from Denver?

9.3 miles, 14.9 km or 8.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Denver from Aurora?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Aurora on a bearing of 293.0° and arrives at Denver on 292.9°. The return trip starts on 112.9°.

What is halfway between Aurora and Denver?

The midpoint is at 39.735728, -104.800769. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Denver, CO, 4.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Aurora and Denver?

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

Which is bigger, Aurora or Denver?

Denver, with 729,019 residents in July 2024 against 403,130 for Aurora, 1.8 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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