Connecticut to New York

Distance from Bridgeport to Yonkers

Straight-line distance

38.8mi

Bridgeport, CT and Yonkers, NY are 38.8 miles (62.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Bridgeport, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (245°).

kilometers
62.4
nautical miles
33.7
heading from Bridgeport
245° WSW
heading from Yonkers
64° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Bridgeport is from Yonkers

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Bridgeport and Yonkers is 38.8 miles, 62.4 km or 33.7 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 38.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
38.8
Kilometers
62.4
Nautical miles
33.7
Bearing from Bridgeport
244.7° WSW
Bearing arriving at Yonkers
244.3°
Bearing from Yonkers
64.3° ENE

Halfway between Bridgeport and Yonkers

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.067137, -73.532217 (41°04'1.69"N 73°31'55.98"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Stamford, CT, with 139,134 residents, 1.1 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 Yonkers 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

Yonkers has 1.4 times the population of Bridgeport. From July 2020 to July 2024, Bridgeport changed by +2.6% and Yonkers by +0.0%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into New York.

  1. 01Bridgeport, CT151,599 (+2.6%)
  2. 02Yonkers, NY211,040 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Bridgeport from Yonkers?

38.8 miles, 62.4 km or 33.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Yonkers from Bridgeport?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Bridgeport on a bearing of 244.7° and arrives at Yonkers on 244.3°. The return trip starts on 64.3°.

What is halfway between Bridgeport and Yonkers?

The midpoint is at 41.067137, -73.532217. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Stamford, CT, 1.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Bridgeport and Yonkers?

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

Which is bigger, Bridgeport or Yonkers?

Yonkers, with 211,040 residents in July 2024 against 151,599 for Bridgeport, 1.4 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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