New Jersey

Distance from Elizabeth to Newark

Straight-line distance

4.1mi

Elizabeth, NJ and Newark, NJ are 4.1 miles (6.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Elizabeth, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (15°).

kilometers
6.7
nautical miles
3.6
heading from Elizabeth
15° NNE
heading from Newark
195° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Elizabeth is from Newark

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elizabeth and Newark is 4.1 miles, 6.7 km or 3.6 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 4.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
4.1
Kilometers
6.7
Nautical miles
3.6
Bearing from Elizabeth
15.3° NNE
Bearing arriving at Newark
15.3°
Bearing from Newark
195.3° SSW

Halfway between Elizabeth and Newark

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.695300, -74.183055 (40°41'43.08"N 74°10'59.00"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Newark, NJ, with 317,303 residents, 2.1 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 Newark 15 h 06 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 15 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Newark has 2.3 times the population of Elizabeth. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elizabeth changed by +2.7% and Newark by +2.1%. Both are in New Jersey.

  1. 01Elizabeth, NJ140,413 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Newark, NJ317,303 (+2.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elizabeth from Newark?

4.1 miles, 6.7 km or 3.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Newark from Elizabeth?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Elizabeth on a bearing of 15.3° and arrives at Newark on 15.3°. The return trip starts on 195.3°.

What is halfway between Elizabeth and Newark?

The midpoint is at 40.695300, -74.183055. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Newark, NJ, 2.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elizabeth and Newark?

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

Which is bigger, Elizabeth or Newark?

Newark, with 317,303 residents in July 2024 against 140,413 for Elizabeth, 2.3 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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