Connecticut to Massachusetts

Distance from Bridgeport to Springfield

Straight-line distance

72.5mi

Bridgeport, CT and Springfield, MA are 72.5 miles (116.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Bridgeport, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (28°).

kilometers
116.7
nautical miles
63.0
heading from Bridgeport
28° NNE
heading from Springfield
208° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bridgeport is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bridgeport and Springfield is 72.5 miles, 116.7 km or 63.0 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 72.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
72.5
Kilometers
116.7
Nautical miles
63.0
Bearing from Bridgeport
27.6° NNE
Bearing arriving at Springfield
28.1°
Bearing from Springfield
208.1° SSW

Halfway between Bridgeport and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.651916, -72.870262 (41°39'6.90"N 72°52'12.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bristol, CT, with 62,195 residents, 4.2 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 Springfield 15 h 15 min; on December 21, 9 h 12 min and 9 h 06 min. Springfield is 0.93° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Springfield has 1.0 times the population of Bridgeport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bridgeport changed by +2.6% and Springfield by -0.2%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into Massachusetts.

  1. 01Bridgeport, CT151,599 (+2.6%)
  2. 02Springfield, MA154,888 (-0.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bridgeport from Springfield?

72.5 miles, 116.7 km or 63.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Bridgeport?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Bridgeport on a bearing of 27.6° and arrives at Springfield on 28.1°. The return trip starts on 208.1°.

What is halfway between Bridgeport and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 41.651916, -72.870262. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bristol, CT, 4.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bridgeport and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Bridgeport or Springfield?

Springfield, with 154,888 residents in July 2024 against 151,599 for Bridgeport, 1.0 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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