New Jersey to Connecticut

Distance from Elizabeth to Stamford

Straight-line distance

44.3mi

Elizabeth, NJ and Stamford, CT are 44.3 miles (71.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Elizabeth, the shortest path starts out heading NE (50°).

kilometers
71.2
nautical miles
38.5
heading from Elizabeth
50° NE
heading from Stamford
230° SW
ElizabethStamford

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

How far Elizabeth is from Stamford

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elizabeth and Stamford is 44.3 miles, 71.2 km or 38.5 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 44.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
44.3
Kilometers
71.2
Nautical miles
38.5
Bearing from Elizabeth
49.6° NE
Bearing arriving at Stamford
50.0°
Bearing from Stamford
230.0° SW

Halfway between Elizabeth and Stamford

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.873452, -73.870810 (40°52'24.43"N 73°52'14.92"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mount Vernon, NY, with 71,999 residents, 3.5 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 Stamford 15 h 08 min; on December 21, 9 h 16 min and 9 h 13 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Elizabeth has 1.0 times the population of Stamford. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elizabeth changed by +2.7% and Stamford by +2.7%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into Connecticut.

  1. 01Elizabeth, NJ140,413 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Stamford, CT139,134 (+2.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elizabeth from Stamford?

44.3 miles, 71.2 km or 38.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Stamford from Elizabeth?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Elizabeth on a bearing of 49.6° and arrives at Stamford on 50.0°. The return trip starts on 230.0°.

What is halfway between Elizabeth and Stamford?

The midpoint is at 40.873452, -73.870810. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mount Vernon, NY, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elizabeth and Stamford?

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

Which is bigger, Elizabeth or Stamford?

Elizabeth, with 140,413 residents in July 2024 against 139,134 for Stamford, 1.0 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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