Connecticut

Distance from Bridgeport to Hartford

Straight-line distance

48.0mi

Bridgeport, CT and Hartford, CT are 48.0 miles (77.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Bridgeport, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (33°).

kilometers
77.3
nautical miles
41.7
heading from Bridgeport
33° NNE
heading from Hartford
214° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bridgeport is from Hartford

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bridgeport and Hartford is 48.0 miles, 77.3 km or 41.7 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 48.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
48.0
Kilometers
77.3
Nautical miles
41.7
Bearing from Bridgeport
33.5° NNE
Bearing arriving at Hartford
33.8°
Bearing from Hartford
213.8° SW

Halfway between Bridgeport and Hartford

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.476936, -72.939847 (41°28'36.97"N 72°56'23.45"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Naugatuck, CT, with 32,116 residents, 5.8 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 Hartford 15 h 13 min; on December 21, 9 h 12 min and 9 h 08 min. Hartford is 0.58° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Bridgeport has 1.2 times the population of Hartford. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bridgeport changed by +2.6% and Hartford by +1.4%. Both are in Connecticut.

  1. 01Bridgeport, CT151,599 (+2.6%)
  2. 02Hartford, CT122,129 (+1.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bridgeport from Hartford?

48.0 miles, 77.3 km or 41.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Hartford from Bridgeport?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Bridgeport on a bearing of 33.5° and arrives at Hartford on 33.8°. The return trip starts on 213.8°.

What is halfway between Bridgeport and Hartford?

The midpoint is at 41.476936, -72.939847. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Naugatuck, CT, 5.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bridgeport and Hartford?

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

Which is bigger, Bridgeport or Hartford?

Bridgeport, with 151,599 residents in July 2024 against 122,129 for Hartford, 1.2 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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