Massachusetts

Distance from Brockton to Cambridge

Straight-line distance

20.8mi

Brockton, MA and Cambridge, MA are 20.8 miles (33.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Brockton, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (347°).

kilometers
33.5
nautical miles
18.1
heading from Brockton
347° NNW
heading from Cambridge
167° SSE
BrocktonCambridge

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

How far Brockton is from Cambridge

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Brockton and Cambridge is 20.8 miles, 33.5 km or 18.1 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 20.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
20.8
Kilometers
33.5
Nautical miles
18.1
Bearing from Brockton
346.7° NNW
Bearing arriving at Cambridge
346.6°
Bearing from Cambridge
166.6° SSE

Halfway between Brockton and Cambridge

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.229260, -71.071541 (42°13'45.33"N 71°04'17.55"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Randolph Town, MA, with 35,114 residents, 3.6 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, Brockton gets 15 h 15 min of daylight and Cambridge 15 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 06 min and 9 h 04 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Cambridge has 1.1 times the population of Brockton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Brockton changed by +0.3% and Cambridge by +2.5%. Both are in Massachusetts.

  1. 01Brockton, MA105,788 (+0.3%)
  2. 02Cambridge, MA121,186 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Brockton from Cambridge?

20.8 miles, 33.5 km or 18.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Cambridge from Brockton?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Brockton on a bearing of 346.7° and arrives at Cambridge on 346.6°. The return trip starts on 166.6°.

What is halfway between Brockton and Cambridge?

The midpoint is at 42.229260, -71.071541. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Randolph Town, MA, 3.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Brockton and Cambridge?

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

Which is bigger, Brockton or Cambridge?

Cambridge, with 121,186 residents in July 2024 against 105,788 for Brockton, 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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