Massachusetts
Distance from Boston to Quincy
Straight-line distance
5.4mi
Boston, MA and Quincy, MA are 5.4 miles (8.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Boston, the shortest path starts out heading S (175°).
- kilometers
- 8.7
- nautical miles
- 4.7
- heading from Boston
- 175° S
- heading from Quincy
- 355° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Boston is from Quincy
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Boston and Quincy is 5.4 miles, 8.7 km or 4.7 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 5.4 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 5.4
- Kilometers
- 8.7
- Nautical miles
- 4.7
- Bearing from Boston
- 174.9° S
- Bearing arriving at Quincy
- 174.9°
- Bearing from Quincy
- 354.9° N
Halfway between Boston and Quincy
The great-circle midpoint is at 42.299800, -71.013647 (42°17'59.28"N 71°00'49.13"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Quincy, MA, with 103,434 residents, 2.7 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/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Boston gets 15 h 17 min of daylight and Quincy 15 h 16 min; on December 21, 9 h 05 min and 9 h 05 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 Quincy. From July 2020 to July 2024, Boston changed by -0.3% and Quincy by +1.9%. Both are in Massachusetts.
- 01Boston, MA673,458 (-0.3%)
- 02Quincy, MA103,434 (+1.9%)
Questions people ask
How far is Boston from Quincy?
5.4 miles, 8.7 km or 4.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Quincy from Boston?
S. The great-circle path leaves Boston on a bearing of 174.9° and arrives at Quincy on 174.9°. The return trip starts on 354.9°.
What is halfway between Boston and Quincy?
The midpoint is at 42.299800, -71.013647. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Quincy, MA, 2.7 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Boston and Quincy?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Boston or Quincy?
Boston, with 673,458 residents in July 2024 against 103,434 for Quincy, 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.