Colorado

Distance from Centennial to Lakewood

Straight-line distance

15.4mi

Centennial, CO and Lakewood, CO are 15.4 miles (24.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Centennial, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (299°).

kilometers
24.8
nautical miles
13.4
heading from Centennial
299° WNW
heading from Lakewood
119° ESE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Centennial is from Lakewood

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Centennial and Lakewood is 15.4 miles, 24.8 km or 13.4 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 15.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
15.4
Kilometers
24.8
Nautical miles
13.4
Bearing from Centennial
299.0° WNW
Bearing arriving at Lakewood
298.8°
Bearing from Lakewood
118.8° ESE

Halfway between Centennial and Lakewood

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.644969, -104.990601 (39°38'41.89"N 104°59'26.16"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Englewood, CO, with 35,238 residents, 0.2 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 Lakewood 14 h 59 min; on December 21, 9 h 22 min and 9 h 22 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Lakewood has 1.4 times the population of Centennial. From July 2020 to July 2024, Centennial changed by +0.6% and Lakewood by +0.4%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Centennial, CO108,853 (+0.6%)
  2. 02Lakewood, CO156,868 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Centennial from Lakewood?

15.4 miles, 24.8 km or 13.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lakewood from Centennial?

WNW. The great-circle path leaves Centennial on a bearing of 299.0° and arrives at Lakewood on 298.8°. The return trip starts on 118.8°.

What is halfway between Centennial and Lakewood?

The midpoint is at 39.644969, -104.990601. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Englewood, CO, 0.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Centennial and Lakewood?

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

Which is bigger, Centennial or Lakewood?

Lakewood, with 156,868 residents in July 2024 against 108,853 for Centennial, 1.4 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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