Colorado

Distance from Centennial to Westminster

Straight-line distance

22.6mi

Centennial, CO and Westminster, CO are 22.6 miles (36.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Centennial, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (332°).

kilometers
36.3
nautical miles
19.6
heading from Centennial
332° NNW
heading from Westminster
152° SSE
CentennialWestminster

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

How far Centennial is from Westminster

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Centennial and Westminster is 22.6 miles, 36.3 km or 19.6 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 22.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
22.6
Kilometers
36.3
Nautical miles
19.6
Bearing from Centennial
332.3° NNW
Bearing arriving at Westminster
332.2°
Bearing from Westminster
152.2° SSE

Halfway between Centennial and Westminster

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.735542, -104.962443 (39°44'7.95"N 104°57'44.79"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Glendale, CO, with 4,465 residents, 2.6 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 Westminster 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 22 min and 9 h 20 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Westminster has 1.1 times the population of Centennial. From July 2020 to July 2024, Centennial changed by +0.6% and Westminster by -1.2%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Centennial, CO108,853 (+0.6%)
  2. 02Westminster, CO115,302 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Centennial from Westminster?

22.6 miles, 36.3 km or 19.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Westminster from Centennial?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Centennial on a bearing of 332.3° and arrives at Westminster on 332.2°. The return trip starts on 152.2°.

What is halfway between Centennial and Westminster?

The midpoint is at 39.735542, -104.962443. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Glendale, CO, 2.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Centennial and Westminster?

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

Which is bigger, Centennial or Westminster?

Westminster, with 115,302 residents in July 2024 against 108,853 for Centennial, 1.1 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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