New Jersey to New York

Distance from Elizabeth to New York

Straight-line distance

13.4mi

Elizabeth, NJ and New York, NY are 13.4 miles (21.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Elizabeth, the shortest path starts out heading E (91°).

kilometers
21.5
nautical miles
11.6
heading from Elizabeth
91° E
heading from New York
271° W
ElizabethNew York

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

How far Elizabeth is from New York

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elizabeth and New York is 13.4 miles, 21.5 km or 11.6 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 13.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
13.4
Kilometers
21.5
Nautical miles
11.6
Bearing from Elizabeth
91.0° E
Bearing arriving at New York
91.2°
Bearing from New York
271.2° W

Halfway between Elizabeth and New York

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.664620, -74.066096 (40°39'52.63"N 74°03'57.95"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bayonne, NJ, with 74,532 residents, 2.3 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/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Elizabeth gets 15 h 05 min of daylight and New York 15 h 05 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 16 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

New York has 60.4 times the population of Elizabeth. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elizabeth changed by +2.7% and New York by -3.0%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into New York.

  1. 01Elizabeth, NJ140,413 (+2.7%)
  2. 02New York, NY8,478,072 (-3.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elizabeth from New York?

13.4 miles, 21.5 km or 11.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is New York from Elizabeth?

E. The great-circle path leaves Elizabeth on a bearing of 91.0° and arrives at New York on 91.2°. The return trip starts on 271.2°.

What is halfway between Elizabeth and New York?

The midpoint is at 40.664620, -74.066096. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bayonne, NJ, 2.3 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elizabeth and New York?

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

Which is bigger, Elizabeth or New York?

New York, with 8,478,072 residents in July 2024 against 140,413 for Elizabeth, 60.4 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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