Colorado to New Mexico

Distance from Centennial to Rio Rancho

Straight-line distance

314.1mi

Centennial, CO and Rio Rancho, NM are 314.1 miles (505.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Centennial, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (199°).

kilometers
505.4
nautical miles
272.9
heading from Centennial
199° SSW
heading from Rio Rancho
18° NNE
CentennialRio Rancho

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

How far Centennial is from Rio Rancho

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Centennial and Rio Rancho is 314.1 miles, 505.4 km or 272.9 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 314.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
314.1
Kilometers
505.4
Nautical miles
272.9
Bearing from Centennial
199.3° SSW
Bearing arriving at Rio Rancho
198.1°
Bearing from Rio Rancho
18.1° NNE

Halfway between Centennial and Rio Rancho

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.441544, -105.807761 (37°26'29.56"N 105°48'27.94"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Alamosa, CO, with 9,906 residents, 4.4 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 Rio Rancho 14 h 32 min; on December 21, 9 h 22 min and 9 h 47 min. Centennial is 4.31° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Rio Rancho has 1.0 times the population of Centennial. From July 2020 to July 2024, Centennial changed by +0.6% and Rio Rancho by +7.7%. The trip crosses from Colorado into New Mexico.

  1. 01Centennial, CO108,853 (+0.6%)
  2. 02Rio Rancho, NM112,524 (+7.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Centennial from Rio Rancho?

314.1 miles, 505.4 km or 272.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rio Rancho from Centennial?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Centennial on a bearing of 199.3° and arrives at Rio Rancho on 198.1°. The return trip starts on 18.1°.

What is halfway between Centennial and Rio Rancho?

The midpoint is at 37.441544, -105.807761. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Alamosa, CO, 4.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Centennial and Rio Rancho?

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

Which is bigger, Centennial or Rio Rancho?

Rio Rancho, with 112,524 residents in July 2024 against 108,853 for Centennial, 1.0 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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