Massachusetts

Distance from Cambridge to Lynn

Straight-line distance

10.5mi

Cambridge, MA and Lynn, MA are 10.5 miles (16.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Cambridge, the shortest path starts out heading NE (49°).

kilometers
16.9
nautical miles
9.1
heading from Cambridge
49° NE
heading from Lynn
230° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Cambridge is from Lynn

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Cambridge and Lynn is 10.5 miles, 16.9 km or 9.1 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 10.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
10.5
Kilometers
16.9
Nautical miles
9.1
Bearing from Cambridge
49.4° NE
Bearing arriving at Lynn
49.6°
Bearing from Lynn
229.6° SW

Halfway between Cambridge and Lynn

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.425427, -71.040412 (42°25'31.54"N 71°02'25.48"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Malden, MA, with 66,693 residents, 1.0 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, Cambridge gets 15 h 17 min of daylight and Lynn 15 h 18 min; on December 21, 9 h 04 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 1.2 times the population of Lynn. From July 2020 to July 2024, Cambridge changed by +2.5% and Lynn by +2.4%. Both are in Massachusetts.

  1. 01Cambridge, MA121,186 (+2.5%)
  2. 02Lynn, MA103,489 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Cambridge from Lynn?

10.5 miles, 16.9 km or 9.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lynn from Cambridge?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Cambridge on a bearing of 49.4° and arrives at Lynn on 49.6°. The return trip starts on 229.6°.

What is halfway between Cambridge and Lynn?

The midpoint is at 42.425427, -71.040412. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Malden, MA, 1.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Cambridge and Lynn?

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

Which is bigger, Cambridge or Lynn?

Cambridge, with 121,186 residents in July 2024 against 103,489 for Lynn, 1.2 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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