Connecticut to Rhode Island

Distance from Hartford to Providence

Straight-line distance

65.2mi

Hartford, CT and Providence, RI are 65.2 miles (104.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Hartford, the shortest path starts out heading E (86°).

kilometers
104.9
nautical miles
56.6
heading from Hartford
86° E
heading from Providence
267° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Hartford is from Providence

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hartford and Providence is 65.2 miles, 104.9 km or 56.6 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 65.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
65.2
Kilometers
104.9
Nautical miles
56.6
Bearing from Hartford
86.1° E
Bearing arriving at Providence
86.9°
Bearing from Providence
266.9° W

Halfway between Hartford and Providence

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.796229, -72.050482 (41°47'46.42"N 72°03'1.73"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Danielson, CT, with 4,264 residents, 8.6 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, Hartford gets 15 h 13 min of daylight and Providence 15 h 13 min; on December 21, 9 h 08 min and 9 h 08 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Providence has 1.6 times the population of Hartford. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hartford changed by +1.4% and Providence by +2.0%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into Rhode Island.

  1. 01Hartford, CT122,129 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Providence, RI194,706 (+2.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hartford from Providence?

65.2 miles, 104.9 km or 56.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Providence from Hartford?

E. The great-circle path leaves Hartford on a bearing of 86.1° and arrives at Providence on 86.9°. The return trip starts on 266.9°.

What is halfway between Hartford and Providence?

The midpoint is at 41.796229, -72.050482. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Danielson, CT, 8.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hartford and Providence?

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

Which is bigger, Hartford or Providence?

Providence, with 194,706 residents in July 2024 against 122,129 for Hartford, 1.6 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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