Massachusetts

Distance from Boston to Lynn

Straight-line distance

9.8mi

Boston, MA and Lynn, MA are 9.8 miles (15.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Boston, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (17°).

kilometers
15.8
nautical miles
8.5
heading from Boston
17° NNE
heading from Lynn
197° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Boston is from Lynn

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Boston and Lynn is 9.8 miles, 15.8 km or 8.5 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 9.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
9.8
Kilometers
15.8
Nautical miles
8.5
Bearing from Boston
17.0° NNE
Bearing arriving at Lynn
17.0°
Bearing from Lynn
197.0° SSW

Halfway between Boston and Lynn

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.406703, -70.990181 (42°24'24.13"N 70°59'24.65"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Revere, MA, with 60,702 residents, 1.0 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, Boston gets 15 h 17 min of daylight and Lynn 15 h 18 min; on December 21, 9 h 05 min and 9 h 04 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Boston has 6.5 times the population of Lynn. From July 2020 to July 2024, Boston changed by -0.3% and Lynn by +2.4%. Both are in Massachusetts.

  1. 01Boston, MA673,458 (-0.3%)
  2. 02Lynn, MA103,489 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Boston from Lynn?

9.8 miles, 15.8 km or 8.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lynn from Boston?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Boston on a bearing of 17.0° and arrives at Lynn on 17.0°. The return trip starts on 197.0°.

What is halfway between Boston and Lynn?

The midpoint is at 42.406703, -70.990181. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Revere, MA, 1.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Boston and Lynn?

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

Which is bigger, Boston or Lynn?

Boston, with 673,458 residents in July 2024 against 103,489 for Lynn, 6.5 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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