Colorado

Distance from Colorado Springs to Westminster

Straight-line distance

71.8mi

Colorado Springs, CO and Westminster, CO are 71.8 miles (115.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Colorado Springs, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (347°).

kilometers
115.6
nautical miles
62.4
heading from Colorado Springs
347° NNW
heading from Westminster
167° SSE
Colorado SpringsWestminster

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

How far Colorado Springs is from Westminster

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Colorado Springs and Westminster is 71.8 miles, 115.6 km or 62.4 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 71.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
71.8
Kilometers
115.6
Nautical miles
62.4
Bearing from Colorado Springs
347.2° NNW
Bearing arriving at Westminster
347.0°
Bearing from Westminster
167.0° SSE

Halfway between Colorado Springs and Westminster

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.373797, -104.910009 (39°22'25.67"N 104°54'36.03"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Castle Rock, CO, with 83,213 residents, 3.0 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 Westminster 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 27 min and 9 h 20 min. Westminster is 1.01° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Colorado Springs has 4.3 times the population of Westminster. From July 2020 to July 2024, Colorado Springs changed by +2.5% and Westminster by -1.2%. Both are in Colorado.

  1. 01Colorado Springs, CO493,554 (+2.5%)
  2. 02Westminster, CO115,302 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Colorado Springs from Westminster?

71.8 miles, 115.6 km or 62.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Westminster from Colorado Springs?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Colorado Springs on a bearing of 347.2° and arrives at Westminster on 347.0°. The return trip starts on 167.0°.

What is halfway between Colorado Springs and Westminster?

The midpoint is at 39.373797, -104.910009. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Castle Rock, CO, 3.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Colorado Springs and Westminster?

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

Which is bigger, Colorado Springs or Westminster?

Colorado Springs, with 493,554 residents in July 2024 against 115,302 for Westminster, 4.3 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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