Colorado

Distance from Centennial to Colorado Springs

Straight-line distance

50.3mi

Centennial, CO and Colorado Springs, CO are 50.3 miles (81.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Centennial, the shortest path starts out heading S (174°).

kilometers
81.0
nautical miles
43.7
heading from Centennial
174° S
heading from Colorado Springs
354° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Centennial is from Colorado Springs

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Centennial and Colorado Springs is 50.3 miles, 81.0 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 50.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
50.3
Kilometers
81.0
Nautical miles
43.7
Bearing from Centennial
173.7° S
Bearing arriving at Colorado Springs
173.7°
Bearing from Colorado Springs
353.7° N

Halfway between Centennial and Colorado Springs

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.229111, -104.811984 (39°13'44.80"N 104°48'43.14"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Palmer Lake, CO, with 2,575 residents, 9.4 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/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Centennial gets 14 h 58 min of daylight and Colorado Springs 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 22 min and 9 h 27 min. Centennial is 0.72° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Colorado Springs has 4.5 times the population of Centennial. From July 2020 to July 2024, Centennial changed by +0.6% and Colorado Springs by +2.5%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Centennial, CO108,853 (+0.6%)
  2. 02Colorado Springs, CO493,554 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Centennial from Colorado Springs?

50.3 miles, 81.0 km or 43.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Colorado Springs from Centennial?

S. The great-circle path leaves Centennial on a bearing of 173.7° and arrives at Colorado Springs on 173.7°. The return trip starts on 353.7°.

What is halfway between Centennial and Colorado Springs?

The midpoint is at 39.229111, -104.811984. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Palmer Lake, CO, 9.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Centennial and Colorado Springs?

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

Which is bigger, Centennial or Colorado Springs?

Colorado Springs, with 493,554 residents in July 2024 against 108,853 for Centennial, 4.5 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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