Maryland to New Jersey

Distance from Baltimore to Elizabeth

Straight-line distance

159.0mi

Baltimore, MD and Elizabeth, NJ are 159.0 miles (255.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Baltimore, the shortest path starts out heading NE (53°).

kilometers
255.9
nautical miles
138.2
heading from Baltimore
53° NE
heading from Elizabeth
234° SW
BaltimoreElizabeth

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

How far Baltimore is from Elizabeth

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Baltimore and Elizabeth is 159.0 miles, 255.9 km or 138.2 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 159.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
159.0
Kilometers
255.9
Nautical miles
138.2
Bearing from Baltimore
52.8° NE
Bearing arriving at Elizabeth
54.4°
Bearing from Elizabeth
234.4° SW

Halfway between Baltimore and Elizabeth

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.989475, -75.414087 (39°59'22.11"N 75°24'50.71"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Media, PA, with 5,938 residents, 5.0 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/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Baltimore gets 14 h 56 min of daylight and Elizabeth 15 h 05 min; on December 21, 9 h 24 min and 9 h 16 min. Elizabeth is 1.37° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Baltimore has 4.0 times the population of Elizabeth. From July 2020 to July 2024, Baltimore changed by -2.6% and Elizabeth by +2.7%. The trip crosses from Maryland into New Jersey.

  1. 01Baltimore, MD568,271 (-2.6%)
  2. 02Elizabeth, NJ140,413 (+2.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Baltimore from Elizabeth?

159.0 miles, 255.9 km or 138.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Elizabeth from Baltimore?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Baltimore on a bearing of 52.8° and arrives at Elizabeth on 54.4°. The return trip starts on 234.4°.

What is halfway between Baltimore and Elizabeth?

The midpoint is at 39.989475, -75.414087. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Media, PA, 5.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Baltimore and Elizabeth?

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

Which is bigger, Baltimore or Elizabeth?

Baltimore, with 568,271 residents in July 2024 against 140,413 for Elizabeth, 4.0 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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