Colorado to New Mexico

Distance from Colorado Springs to Rio Rancho

Straight-line distance

269.6mi

Colorado Springs, CO and Rio Rancho, NM are 269.6 miles (433.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Colorado Springs, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (204°).

kilometers
433.8
nautical miles
234.2
heading from Colorado Springs
204° SSW
heading from Rio Rancho
23° NNE
Colorado SpringsRio Rancho

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

How far Colorado Springs is from Rio Rancho

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Colorado Springs and Rio Rancho is 269.6 miles, 433.8 km or 234.2 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 269.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
269.6
Kilometers
433.8
Nautical miles
234.2
Bearing from Colorado Springs
203.9° SSW
Bearing arriving at Rio Rancho
202.8°
Bearing from Rio Rancho
22.8° NNE

Halfway between Colorado Springs and Rio Rancho

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.080140, -105.752702 (37°04'48.50"N 105°45'9.73"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Questa, NM, with 1,801 residents, 26.8 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 Rio Rancho 14 h 32 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 47 min. Colorado Springs is 3.58° 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 Rio Rancho. From July 2020 to July 2024, Colorado Springs changed by +2.5% and Rio Rancho by +7.7%. The trip crosses from Colorado into New Mexico.

  1. 01Colorado Springs, CO493,554 (+2.5%)
  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 Colorado Springs from Rio Rancho?

269.6 miles, 433.8 km or 234.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rio Rancho from Colorado Springs?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Colorado Springs on a bearing of 203.9° and arrives at Rio Rancho on 202.8°. The return trip starts on 22.8°.

What is halfway between Colorado Springs and Rio Rancho?

The midpoint is at 37.080140, -105.752702. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Questa, NM, 26.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Colorado Springs and Rio Rancho?

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

Which is bigger, Colorado Springs or Rio Rancho?

Colorado Springs, with 493,554 residents in July 2024 against 112,524 for Rio Rancho, 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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