Colorado
Distance from Denver to Greeley
Straight-line distance
45.6mi
Denver, CO and Greeley, CO are 45.6 miles (73.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Denver, the shortest path starts out heading N (7°).
- kilometers
- 73.4
- nautical miles
- 39.6
- heading from Denver
- 7° N
- heading from Greeley
- 187° S
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Denver is from Greeley
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Denver and Greeley is 45.6 miles, 73.4 km or 39.6 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 45.6 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 45.6
- Kilometers
- 73.4
- Nautical miles
- 39.6
- Bearing from Denver
- 7.1° N
- Bearing arriving at Greeley
- 7.2°
- Bearing from Greeley
- 187.2° S
Halfway between Denver and Greeley
The great-circle midpoint is at 40.089262, -104.827459 (40°05'21.34"N 104°49'38.85"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fort Lupton, CO, with 9,948 residents, 1.4 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, Denver gets 14 h 59 min of daylight and Greeley 15 h 04 min; on December 21, 9 h 21 min and 9 h 17 min. Greeley is 0.65° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Denver has 6.4 times the population of Greeley. From July 2020 to July 2024, Denver changed by +1.6% and Greeley by +4.6%. Both are in Colorado.
- 01Denver, CO729,019 (+1.6%)
- 02Greeley, CO114,363 (+4.6%)
Questions people ask
How far is Denver from Greeley?
45.6 miles, 73.4 km or 39.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Greeley from Denver?
N. The great-circle path leaves Denver on a bearing of 7.1° and arrives at Greeley on 7.2°. The return trip starts on 187.2°.
What is halfway between Denver and Greeley?
The midpoint is at 40.089262, -104.827459. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fort Lupton, CO, 1.4 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Denver and Greeley?
Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Denver or Greeley?
Denver, with 729,019 residents in July 2024 against 114,363 for Greeley, 6.4 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.