Connecticut

Distance from Hartford to Waterbury

Straight-line distance

23.3mi

Hartford, CT and Waterbury, CT are 23.3 miles (37.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Hartford, the shortest path starts out heading SW (232°).

kilometers
37.4
nautical miles
20.2
heading from Hartford
232° SW
heading from Waterbury
52° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Hartford is from Waterbury

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Hartford and Waterbury is 23.3 miles, 37.4 km or 20.2 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 23.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
23.3
Kilometers
37.4
Nautical miles
20.2
Bearing from Hartford
232.1° SW
Bearing arriving at Waterbury
231.9°
Bearing from Waterbury
51.9° NE

Halfway between Hartford and Waterbury

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.662337, -72.859436 (41°39'44.41"N 72°51'33.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is New Britain, CT, with 75,871 residents, 3.9 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 Waterbury 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 08 min and 9 h 10 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Hartford has 1.1 times the population of Waterbury. From July 2020 to July 2024, Hartford changed by +1.4% and Waterbury by +1.8%. Both are in Connecticut.

  1. 01Hartford, CT122,129 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Waterbury, CT115,908 (+1.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Hartford from Waterbury?

23.3 miles, 37.4 km or 20.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Waterbury from Hartford?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Hartford on a bearing of 232.1° and arrives at Waterbury on 231.9°. The return trip starts on 51.9°.

What is halfway between Hartford and Waterbury?

The midpoint is at 41.662337, -72.859436. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is New Britain, CT, 3.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Hartford and Waterbury?

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

Which is bigger, Hartford or Waterbury?

Hartford, with 122,129 residents in July 2024 against 115,908 for Waterbury, 1.1 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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