Connecticut to New York

Distance from Bridgeport to New York

Straight-line distance

53.1mi

Bridgeport, CT and New York, NY are 53.1 miles (85.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Bridgeport, the shortest path starts out heading SW (227°).

kilometers
85.4
nautical miles
46.1
heading from Bridgeport
227° SW
heading from New York
47° NE
BridgeportNew York

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

How far Bridgeport is from New York

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bridgeport and New York is 53.1 miles, 85.4 km or 46.1 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 53.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
53.1
Kilometers
85.4
Nautical miles
46.1
Bearing from Bridgeport
227.2° SW
Bearing arriving at New York
226.7°
Bearing from New York
46.7° NE

Halfway between Bridgeport and New York

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.925646, -73.568725 (40°55'32.33"N 73°34'7.41"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bayville, NY, with 6,739 residents, 1.3 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 New York 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

New York has 55.9 times the population of Bridgeport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bridgeport changed by +2.6% and New York by -3.0%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into New York.

  1. 01Bridgeport, CT151,599 (+2.6%)
  2. 02New York, NY8,478,072 (-3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bridgeport from New York?

53.1 miles, 85.4 km or 46.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is New York from Bridgeport?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Bridgeport on a bearing of 227.2° and arrives at New York on 226.7°. The return trip starts on 46.7°.

What is halfway between Bridgeport and New York?

The midpoint is at 40.925646, -73.568725. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bayville, NY, 1.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bridgeport and New York?

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

Which is bigger, Bridgeport or New York?

New York, with 8,478,072 residents in July 2024 against 151,599 for Bridgeport, 55.9 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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