Connecticut to Massachusetts

Distance from Hartford to Springfield

Straight-line distance

25.2mi

Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA are 25.2 miles (40.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Hartford, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (17°).

kilometers
40.6
nautical miles
21.9
heading from Hartford
17° NNE
heading from Springfield
197° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Hartford is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hartford and Springfield is 25.2 miles, 40.6 km or 21.9 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 25.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
25.2
Kilometers
40.6
Nautical miles
21.9
Bearing from Hartford
16.7° NNE
Bearing arriving at Springfield
16.8°
Bearing from Springfield
196.8° SSW

Halfway between Hartford and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.940722, -72.610994 (41°56'26.60"N 72°36'39.58"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Agawam Town, MA, with 28,749 residents, 8.8 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 Springfield 15 h 15 min; on December 21, 9 h 08 min and 9 h 06 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Springfield has 1.3 times the population of Hartford. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hartford changed by +1.4% and Springfield by -0.2%. The trip crosses from Connecticut into Massachusetts.

  1. 01Hartford, CT122,129 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Springfield, MA154,888 (-0.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hartford from Springfield?

25.2 miles, 40.6 km or 21.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Hartford?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Hartford on a bearing of 16.7° and arrives at Springfield on 16.8°. The return trip starts on 196.8°.

What is halfway between Hartford and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 41.940722, -72.610994. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Agawam Town, MA, 8.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hartford and Springfield?

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

Which is bigger, Hartford or Springfield?

Springfield, with 154,888 residents in July 2024 against 122,129 for Hartford, 1.3 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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