New Jersey to Pennsylvania

Distance from Elizabeth to Philadelphia

Straight-line distance

67.2mi

Elizabeth, NJ and Philadelphia, PA are 67.2 miles (108.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Elizabeth, the shortest path starts out heading SW (228°).

kilometers
108.1
nautical miles
58.4
heading from Elizabeth
228° SW
heading from Philadelphia
47° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Elizabeth is from Philadelphia

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elizabeth and Philadelphia is 67.2 miles, 108.1 km or 58.4 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 67.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
67.2
Kilometers
108.1
Nautical miles
58.4
Bearing from Elizabeth
227.8° SW
Bearing arriving at Philadelphia
227.2°
Bearing from Philadelphia
47.2° NE

Halfway between Elizabeth and Philadelphia

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.338851, -74.665688 (40°20'19.86"N 74°39'56.48"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Princeton, NJ, with 31,445 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/New_York, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Elizabeth gets 15 h 05 min of daylight and Philadelphia 15 h 01 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 20 min. Elizabeth is 0.66° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Philadelphia has 11.2 times the population of Elizabeth. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elizabeth changed by +2.7% and Philadelphia by -1.7%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into Pennsylvania.

  1. 01Elizabeth, NJ140,413 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Philadelphia, PA1,573,916 (-1.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elizabeth from Philadelphia?

67.2 miles, 108.1 km or 58.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Philadelphia from Elizabeth?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Elizabeth on a bearing of 227.8° and arrives at Philadelphia on 227.2°. The return trip starts on 47.2°.

What is halfway between Elizabeth and Philadelphia?

The midpoint is at 40.338851, -74.665688. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Princeton, NJ, 1.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elizabeth and Philadelphia?

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

Which is bigger, Elizabeth or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia, with 1,573,916 residents in July 2024 against 140,413 for Elizabeth, 11.2 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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