Connecticut to New Jersey

Distance from Bridgeport to Elizabeth

Straight-line distance

63.3mi

Bridgeport, CT and Elizabeth, NJ are 63.3 miles (101.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Bridgeport, the shortest path starts out heading SW (236°).

kilometers
101.9
nautical miles
55.0
heading from Bridgeport
236° SW
heading from Elizabeth
55° NE
BridgeportElizabeth

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

How far Bridgeport is from Elizabeth

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bridgeport and Elizabeth is 63.3 miles, 101.9 km or 55.0 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 63.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
63.3
Kilometers
101.9
Nautical miles
55.0
Bearing from Bridgeport
235.7° SW
Bearing arriving at Elizabeth
235.0°
Bearing from Elizabeth
55.0° NE

Halfway between Bridgeport and Elizabeth

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.927975, -73.696617 (40°55'40.71"N 73°41'47.82"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rye, NY, with 16,463 residents, 1.2 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, Bridgeport gets 15 h 09 min of daylight and Elizabeth 15 h 05 min; on December 21, 9 h 12 min and 9 h 16 min. Bridgeport is 0.52° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Bridgeport has 1.1 times the population of Elizabeth. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bridgeport changed by +2.6% and Elizabeth by +2.7%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into New Jersey.

  1. 01Bridgeport, CT151,599 (+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 Bridgeport from Elizabeth?

63.3 miles, 101.9 km or 55.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Elizabeth from Bridgeport?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Bridgeport on a bearing of 235.7° and arrives at Elizabeth on 235.0°. The return trip starts on 55.0°.

What is halfway between Bridgeport and Elizabeth?

The midpoint is at 40.927975, -73.696617. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rye, NY, 1.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bridgeport and Elizabeth?

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

Which is bigger, Bridgeport or Elizabeth?

Bridgeport, with 151,599 residents in July 2024 against 140,413 for Elizabeth, 1.1 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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