Colorado

Distance from Aurora to Lakewood

Straight-line distance

21.1mi

Aurora, CO and Lakewood, CO are 21.1 miles (34.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Aurora, the shortest path starts out heading W (268°).

kilometers
34.0
nautical miles
18.4
heading from Aurora
268° W
heading from Lakewood
88° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Aurora is from Lakewood

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Aurora and Lakewood is 21.1 miles, 34.0 km or 18.4 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 21.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
21.1
Kilometers
34.0
Nautical miles
18.4
Bearing from Aurora
268.1° W
Bearing arriving at Lakewood
267.9°
Bearing from Lakewood
87.9° E

Halfway between Aurora and Lakewood

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.704369, -104.919065 (39°42'15.73"N 104°55'8.63"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Glendale, CO, with 4,465 residents, 0.9 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, Aurora gets 14 h 59 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

Aurora has 2.6 times the population of Lakewood. From July 2020 to July 2024, Aurora changed by +4.2% and Lakewood by +0.4%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Aurora, CO403,130 (+4.2%)
  2. 02Lakewood, CO156,868 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Aurora from Lakewood?

21.1 miles, 34.0 km or 18.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lakewood from Aurora?

W. The great-circle path leaves Aurora on a bearing of 268.1° and arrives at Lakewood on 267.9°. The return trip starts on 87.9°.

What is halfway between Aurora and Lakewood?

The midpoint is at 39.704369, -104.919065. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Glendale, CO, 0.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Aurora and Lakewood?

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

Which is bigger, Aurora or Lakewood?

Aurora, with 403,130 residents in July 2024 against 156,868 for Lakewood, 2.6 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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