Massachusetts
Distance from Brockton to New Bedford
Straight-line distance
29.4mi
Brockton, MA and New Bedford, MA are 29.4 miles (47.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Brockton, the shortest path starts out heading S (171°).
- kilometers
- 47.4
- nautical miles
- 25.6
- heading from Brockton
- 171° S
- heading from New Bedford
- 351° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Brockton is from New Bedford
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Brockton and New Bedford is 29.4 miles, 47.4 km or 25.6 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 29.4 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 29.4
- Kilometers
- 47.4
- Nautical miles
- 25.6
- Bearing from Brockton
- 171.3° S
- Bearing arriving at New Bedford
- 171.3°
- Bearing from New Bedford
- 351.3° N
Halfway between Brockton and New Bedford
The great-circle midpoint is at 41.871908, -70.981107 (41°52'18.87"N 70°58'51.99"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Taunton, MA, with 61,936 residents, 6.3 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 New Bedford 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 06 min and 9 h 09 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Brockton has 1.0 times the population of New Bedford. From July 2020 to July 2024, Brockton changed by +0.3% and New Bedford by +0.4%. Both are in Massachusetts.
- 01Brockton, MA105,788 (+0.3%)
- 02New Bedford, MA101,318 (+0.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is Brockton from New Bedford?
29.4 miles, 47.4 km or 25.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is New Bedford from Brockton?
S. The great-circle path leaves Brockton on a bearing of 171.3° and arrives at New Bedford on 171.3°. The return trip starts on 351.3°.
What is halfway between Brockton and New Bedford?
The midpoint is at 41.871908, -70.981107. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Taunton, MA, 6.3 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Brockton and New Bedford?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Brockton or New Bedford?
Brockton, with 105,788 residents in July 2024 against 101,318 for New Bedford, 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.