New Jersey

Distance from Elizabeth to Paterson

Straight-line distance

17.2mi

Elizabeth, NJ and Paterson, NJ are 17.2 miles (27.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Elizabeth, the shortest path starts out heading N (5°).

kilometers
27.7
nautical miles
15.0
heading from Elizabeth
5° N
heading from Paterson
185° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Elizabeth is from Paterson

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elizabeth and Paterson is 17.2 miles, 27.7 km or 15.0 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 17.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
17.2
Kilometers
27.7
Nautical miles
15.0
Bearing from Elizabeth
5.3° N
Bearing arriving at Paterson
5.4°
Bearing from Paterson
185.4° S

Halfway between Elizabeth and Paterson

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.790601, -74.178179 (40°47'26.16"N 74°10'41.44"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Glen Ridge, NJ, with 8,204 residents, 1.7 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 Paterson 15 h 07 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 14 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Paterson has 1.1 times the population of Elizabeth. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elizabeth changed by +2.7% and Paterson by +0.7%. Both are in New Jersey.

  1. 01Elizabeth, NJ140,413 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Paterson, NJ160,463 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elizabeth from Paterson?

17.2 miles, 27.7 km or 15.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Paterson from Elizabeth?

N. The great-circle path leaves Elizabeth on a bearing of 5.3° and arrives at Paterson on 5.4°. The return trip starts on 185.4°.

What is halfway between Elizabeth and Paterson?

The midpoint is at 40.790601, -74.178179. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Glen Ridge, NJ, 1.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elizabeth and Paterson?

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

Which is bigger, Elizabeth or Paterson?

Paterson, with 160,463 residents in July 2024 against 140,413 for Elizabeth, 1.1 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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