Connecticut to New Jersey

Distance from Bridgeport to Newark

Straight-line distance

60.2mi

Bridgeport, CT and Newark, NJ are 60.2 miles (96.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Bridgeport, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (238°).

kilometers
96.9
nautical miles
52.3
heading from Bridgeport
238° WSW
heading from Newark
58° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bridgeport is from Newark

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bridgeport and Newark is 60.2 miles, 96.9 km or 52.3 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 60.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
60.2
Kilometers
96.9
Nautical miles
52.3
Bearing from Bridgeport
238.2° WSW
Bearing arriving at Newark
237.6°
Bearing from Newark
57.6° ENE

Halfway between Bridgeport and Newark

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.956830, -73.685914 (40°57'24.59"N 73°41'9.29"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rye, NY, with 16,463 residents, 0.8 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 Newark 15 h 06 min; on December 21, 9 h 12 min and 9 h 15 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Newark has 2.1 times the population of Bridgeport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bridgeport changed by +2.6% and Newark by +2.1%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into New Jersey.

  1. 01Bridgeport, CT151,599 (+2.6%)
  2. 02Newark, NJ317,303 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bridgeport from Newark?

60.2 miles, 96.9 km or 52.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Newark from Bridgeport?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Bridgeport on a bearing of 238.2° and arrives at Newark on 237.6°. The return trip starts on 57.6°.

What is halfway between Bridgeport and Newark?

The midpoint is at 40.956830, -73.685914. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rye, NY, 0.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bridgeport and Newark?

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

Which is bigger, Bridgeport or Newark?

Newark, with 317,303 residents in July 2024 against 151,599 for Bridgeport, 2.1 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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