New Jersey to New York

Distance from Elizabeth to Yonkers

Straight-line distance

25.8mi

Elizabeth, NJ and Yonkers, NY are 25.8 miles (41.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Elizabeth, the shortest path starts out heading NE (41°).

kilometers
41.5
nautical miles
22.4
heading from Elizabeth
41° NE
heading from Yonkers
222° SW
ElizabethYonkers

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

How far Elizabeth is from Yonkers

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Elizabeth and Yonkers is 25.8 miles, 41.5 km or 22.4 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 25.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
25.8
Kilometers
41.5
Nautical miles
22.4
Bearing from Elizabeth
41.3° NE
Bearing arriving at Yonkers
41.6°
Bearing from Yonkers
221.6° SW

Halfway between Elizabeth and Yonkers

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.806265, -74.030793 (40°48'22.55"N 74°01'50.86"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Guttenberg, NJ, with 11,945 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 Yonkers 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

Yonkers has 1.5 times the population of Elizabeth. From July 2020 to July 2024, Elizabeth changed by +2.7% and Yonkers by +0.0%. The trip crosses from New Jersey into New York.

  1. 01Elizabeth, NJ140,413 (+2.7%)
  2. 02Yonkers, NY211,040 (+0.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Elizabeth from Yonkers?

25.8 miles, 41.5 km or 22.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Yonkers from Elizabeth?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Elizabeth on a bearing of 41.3° and arrives at Yonkers on 41.6°. The return trip starts on 221.6°.

What is halfway between Elizabeth and Yonkers?

The midpoint is at 40.806265, -74.030793. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Guttenberg, NJ, 1.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Elizabeth and Yonkers?

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

Which is bigger, Elizabeth or Yonkers?

Yonkers, with 211,040 residents in July 2024 against 140,413 for Elizabeth, 1.5 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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