Colorado

Distance from Aurora to Westminster

Straight-line distance

21.6mi

Aurora, CO and Westminster, CO are 21.6 miles (34.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Aurora, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (303°).

kilometers
34.8
nautical miles
18.8
heading from Aurora
303° WNW
heading from Westminster
123° ESE
AuroraWestminster

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

How far Aurora is from Westminster

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Aurora and Westminster is 21.6 miles, 34.8 km or 18.8 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 21.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
21.6
Kilometers
34.8
Nautical miles
18.8
Bearing from Aurora
303.2° WNW
Bearing arriving at Westminster
303.0°
Bearing from Westminster
123.0° ESE

Halfway between Aurora and Westminster

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.794925, -104.890789 (39°47'41.73"N 104°53'26.84"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Denver, CO, with 729,019 residents, 2.4 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 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

Aurora has 3.5 times the population of Westminster. From July 2020 to July 2024, Aurora changed by +4.2% and Westminster by -1.2%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Aurora, CO403,130 (+4.2%)
  2. 02Westminster, CO115,302 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Aurora from Westminster?

21.6 miles, 34.8 km or 18.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Westminster from Aurora?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Aurora on a bearing of 303.2° and arrives at Westminster on 303.0°. The return trip starts on 123.0°.

What is halfway between Aurora and Westminster?

The midpoint is at 39.794925, -104.890789. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Denver, CO, 2.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Aurora and Westminster?

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

Which is bigger, Aurora or Westminster?

Aurora, with 403,130 residents in July 2024 against 115,302 for Westminster, 3.5 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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