Connecticut to New Jersey

Distance from Bridgeport to Paterson

Straight-line distance

53.8mi

Bridgeport, CT and Paterson, NJ are 53.8 miles (86.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Bridgeport, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (250°).

kilometers
86.6
nautical miles
46.7
heading from Bridgeport
250° WSW
heading from Paterson
69° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bridgeport is from Paterson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bridgeport and Paterson is 53.8 miles, 86.6 km or 46.7 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 53.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
53.8
Kilometers
86.6
Nautical miles
46.7
Bearing from Bridgeport
249.8° WSW
Bearing arriving at Paterson
249.2°
Bearing from Paterson
69.2° ENE

Halfway between Bridgeport and Paterson

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.052110, -73.680302 (41°03'7.60"N 73°40'49.09"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Rye Brook, NY, with 9,900 residents, 1.6 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 Paterson 15 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 12 min and 9 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Paterson has 1.1 times the population of Bridgeport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bridgeport changed by +2.6% and Paterson by +0.7%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into New Jersey.

  1. 01Bridgeport, CT151,599 (+2.6%)
  2. 02Paterson, NJ160,463 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bridgeport from Paterson?

53.8 miles, 86.6 km or 46.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Paterson from Bridgeport?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Bridgeport on a bearing of 249.8° and arrives at Paterson on 249.2°. The return trip starts on 69.2°.

What is halfway between Bridgeport and Paterson?

The midpoint is at 41.052110, -73.680302. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Rye Brook, NY, 1.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bridgeport and Paterson?

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

Which is bigger, Bridgeport or Paterson?

Paterson, with 160,463 residents in July 2024 against 151,599 for Bridgeport, 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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