Colorado

Distance from Centennial to Denver

Straight-line distance

11.8mi

Centennial, CO and Denver, CO are 11.8 miles (19.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Centennial, the shortest path starts out heading N (356°).

kilometers
19.1
nautical miles
10.3
heading from Centennial
356° N
heading from Denver
176° S
CentennialDenver

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Centennial is from Denver

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Centennial and Denver is 11.8 miles, 19.1 km or 10.3 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 11.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
11.8
Kilometers
19.1
Nautical miles
10.3
Bearing from Centennial
355.6° N
Bearing arriving at Denver
355.5°
Bearing from Denver
175.5° S

Halfway between Centennial and Denver

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.676400, -104.872439 (39°40'35.04"N 104°52'20.78"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Glendale, CO, with 4,465 residents, 3.9 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 Denver 14 h 59 min; on December 21, 9 h 22 min and 9 h 21 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Denver has 6.7 times the population of Centennial. From July 2020 to July 2024, Centennial changed by +0.6% and Denver by +1.6%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Centennial, CO108,853 (+0.6%)
  2. 02Denver, CO729,019 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Centennial from Denver?

11.8 miles, 19.1 km or 10.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Denver from Centennial?

N. The great-circle path leaves Centennial on a bearing of 355.6° and arrives at Denver on 355.5°. The return trip starts on 175.5°.

What is halfway between Centennial and Denver?

The midpoint is at 39.676400, -104.872439. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Glendale, CO, 3.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Centennial and Denver?

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

Which is bigger, Centennial or Denver?

Denver, with 729,019 residents in July 2024 against 108,853 for Centennial, 6.7 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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