Colorado

Distance from Colorado Springs to Pueblo

Straight-line distance

42.1mi

Colorado Springs, CO and Pueblo, CO are 42.1 miles (67.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Colorado Springs, the shortest path starts out heading S (169°).

kilometers
67.8
nautical miles
36.6
heading from Colorado Springs
169° S
heading from Pueblo
349° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Colorado Springs is from Pueblo

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Colorado Springs and Pueblo is 42.1 miles, 67.8 km or 36.6 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 42.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
42.1
Kilometers
67.8
Nautical miles
36.6
Bearing from Colorado Springs
168.9° S
Bearing arriving at Pueblo
169.0°
Bearing from Pueblo
349.0° N

Halfway between Colorado Springs and Pueblo

The great-circle midpoint is at 38.568274, -104.685438 (38°34'5.79"N 104°41'7.58"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fountain, CO, with 29,457 residents, 8.3 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, Colorado Springs gets 14 h 54 min of daylight and Pueblo 14 h 50 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 30 min. Colorado Springs is 0.60° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Colorado Springs has 4.4 times the population of Pueblo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Colorado Springs changed by +2.5% and Pueblo by -0.7%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Colorado Springs, CO493,554 (+2.5%)
  2. 02Pueblo, CO111,166 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Colorado Springs from Pueblo?

42.1 miles, 67.8 km or 36.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pueblo from Colorado Springs?

S. The great-circle path leaves Colorado Springs on a bearing of 168.9° and arrives at Pueblo on 169.0°. The return trip starts on 349.0°.

What is halfway between Colorado Springs and Pueblo?

The midpoint is at 38.568274, -104.685438. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fountain, CO, 8.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Colorado Springs and Pueblo?

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

Which is bigger, Colorado Springs or Pueblo?

Colorado Springs, with 493,554 residents in July 2024 against 111,166 for Pueblo, 4.4 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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