Massachusetts

Distance from Brockton to Worcester

Straight-line distance

42.1mi

Brockton, MA and Worcester, MA are 42.1 miles (67.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Brockton, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (288°).

kilometers
67.8
nautical miles
36.6
heading from Brockton
288° WNW
heading from Worcester
108° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Brockton is from Worcester

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Brockton and Worcester is 42.1 miles, 67.8 km or 36.6 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 42.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
42.1
Kilometers
67.8
Nautical miles
36.6
Bearing from Brockton
288.1° WNW
Bearing arriving at Worcester
287.6°
Bearing from Worcester
107.6° ESE

Halfway between Brockton and Worcester

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.176666, -71.415621 (42°10'36.00"N 71°24'56.24"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Franklin Town, MA, with 33,742 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 Worcester 15 h 17 min; on December 21, 9 h 06 min and 9 h 05 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Worcester has 2.0 times the population of Brockton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Brockton changed by +0.3% and Worcester by +4.4%. Both are in Massachusetts.

  1. 01Brockton, MA105,788 (+0.3%)
  2. 02Worcester, MA211,286 (+4.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Brockton from Worcester?

42.1 miles, 67.8 km or 36.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Worcester from Brockton?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Brockton on a bearing of 288.1° and arrives at Worcester on 287.6°. The return trip starts on 107.6°.

What is halfway between Brockton and Worcester?

The midpoint is at 42.176666, -71.415621. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Franklin Town, MA, 6.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Brockton and Worcester?

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

Which is bigger, Brockton or Worcester?

Worcester, with 211,286 residents in July 2024 against 105,788 for Brockton, 2.0 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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