Massachusetts
Distance from Cambridge to New Bedford
Straight-line distance
50.2mi
Cambridge, MA and New Bedford, MA are 50.2 miles (80.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Cambridge, the shortest path starts out heading S (169°).
- kilometers
- 80.9
- nautical miles
- 43.7
- heading from Cambridge
- 169° S
- heading from New Bedford
- 349° N
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Cambridge is from New Bedford
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Cambridge and New Bedford is 50.2 miles, 80.9 km or 43.7 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 50.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 50.2
- Kilometers
- 80.9
- Nautical miles
- 43.7
- Bearing from Cambridge
- 169.3° S
- Bearing arriving at New Bedford
- 169.4°
- Bearing from New Bedford
- 349.4° N
Halfway between Cambridge and New Bedford
The great-circle midpoint is at 42.018685, -71.027792 (42°01'7.27"N 71°01'40.05"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bridgewater Town, MA, with 29,167 residents, 4.0 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 New Bedford 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 04 min and 9 h 09 min. Cambridge is 0.71° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Cambridge has 1.2 times the population of New Bedford. From July 2020 to July 2024, Cambridge changed by +2.5% and New Bedford by +0.4%. Both are in Massachusetts.
- 01Cambridge, MA121,186 (+2.5%)
- 02New Bedford, MA101,318 (+0.4%)
Questions people ask
How far is Cambridge from New Bedford?
50.2 miles, 80.9 km or 43.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is New Bedford from Cambridge?
S. The great-circle path leaves Cambridge on a bearing of 169.3° and arrives at New Bedford on 169.4°. The return trip starts on 349.4°.
What is halfway between Cambridge and New Bedford?
The midpoint is at 42.018685, -71.027792. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bridgewater Town, MA, 4.0 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Cambridge and New Bedford?
Both use America/New_York, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Cambridge or New Bedford?
Cambridge, with 121,186 residents in July 2024 against 101,318 for New Bedford, 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.
- 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.