Michigan

Distance from Detroit to Warren

Straight-line distance

8.6mi

Detroit, MI and Warren, MI are 8.6 miles (13.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Detroit, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (27°).

kilometers
13.8
nautical miles
7.4
heading from Detroit
27° NNE
heading from Warren
207° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Detroit is from Warren

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Detroit and Warren is 8.6 miles, 13.8 km or 7.4 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 8.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
8.6
Kilometers
13.8
Nautical miles
7.4
Bearing from Detroit
27.4° NNE
Bearing arriving at Warren
27.4°
Bearing from Warren
207.4° SSW

Halfway between Detroit and Warren

The great-circle midpoint is at 42.437956, -83.063634 (42°26'16.64"N 83°03'49.08"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hazel Park, MI, with 15,064 residents, 2.4 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/Detroit, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Detroit gets 15 h 17 min of daylight and Warren 15 h 18 min; on December 21, 9 h 04 min and 9 h 04 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Detroit has 4.7 times the population of Warren. From July 2020 to July 2024, Detroit changed by +1.1% and Warren by -1.1%. Both are in Michigan.

  1. 01Detroit, MI645,705 (+1.1%)
  2. 02Warren, MI137,686 (-1.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Detroit from Warren?

8.6 miles, 13.8 km or 7.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Warren from Detroit?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Detroit on a bearing of 27.4° and arrives at Warren on 27.4°. The return trip starts on 207.4°.

What is halfway between Detroit and Warren?

The midpoint is at 42.437956, -83.063634. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hazel Park, MI, 2.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Detroit and Warren?

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

Which is bigger, Detroit or Warren?

Detroit, with 645,705 residents in July 2024 against 137,686 for Warren, 4.7 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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